Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Indonesia

Employment in agriculture in Indonesia in 2025 — 27.3%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 20.4 pp.

2025 27.3% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 182
Period maximum 47.7%1991
Period minimum 27.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Indonesia, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.7%1992: 46.9%1993: 46.1%1994: 45.1%1995: 44%1996: 43.1%1997: 42.6%1998: 45.1%1999: 45.3%2000: 45.3%2001: 43.8%2002: 44.5%2003: 46.5%2004: 43.4%2005: 44.1%2006: 42.2%2007: 41.4%2008: 40.7%2009: 40.1%2010: 38.7%2011: 36.8%2012: 35.6%2013: 34.7%2014: 34%2015: 32.8%2016: 31.6%2017: 30.5%2018: 29.4%2019: 28.5%2020: 29.3%2021: 29%2022: 29.3%2023: 28.8%2024: 28%2025: 27.3%
Change over the period: −20.4 pp Annual average: -0.6 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Indonesia

Indonesia 27.3%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.3 −0.7 pp
2024 28 −0.8 pp
2023 28.8 −0.5 pp
2022 29.3 +0.3 pp
2021 29 −0.3 pp
2020 29.3 +0.8 pp
2019 28.5 −1 pp
2018 29.4 −1.1 pp
2017 30.5 −1 pp
2016 31.6 −1.2 pp
2015 32.8 −1.2 pp
2014 34 −0.7 pp
2013 34.7 −0.9 pp
2012 35.6 −1.3 pp
2011 36.8 −1.9 pp
2010 38.7 −1.3 pp
2009 40.1 −0.6 pp
2008 40.7 −0.7 pp
2007 41.4 −0.8 pp
2006 42.2 −2 pp
2005 44.1 +0.7 pp
2004 43.4 −3.1 pp
2003 46.5 +2 pp
2002 44.5 +0.6 pp
2001 43.8 −1.5 pp
2000 45.3 +0.1 pp
1999 45.3 +0.2 pp
1998 45.1 +2.5 pp
1997 42.6 −0.5 pp
1996 43.1 −0.9 pp
1995 44 −1.1 pp
1994 45.1 −1 pp
1993 46.1 −0.9 pp
1992 46.9 −0.7 pp
1991 47.7

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.