Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Jamaica

Employment in agriculture in Jamaica in 2025 — 13.9%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15 pp.

2025 13.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 29%1991
Period minimum 13.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Jamaica, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29%1992: 28.7%1993: 25.9%1994: 25.2%1995: 24.5%1996: 23.9%1997: 22.5%1998: 22.3%1999: 21.9%2000: 22.3%2001: 22.2%2002: 21.5%2003: 21.8%2004: 19.8%2005: 19.4%2006: 19.6%2007: 19%2008: 18.7%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.3%2011: 17.6%2012: 18.1%2013: 18.2%2014: 18.5%2015: 17.7%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.8%2018: 16.3%2019: 15.2%2020: 15.9%2021: 15.7%2022: 14.9%2023: 14.6%2024: 14.2%2025: 13.9%
Change over the period: −15 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jamaica 13.9%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.9 −0.3 pp
2024 14.2 −0.3 pp
2023 14.6 −0.3 pp
2022 14.9 −0.9 pp
2021 15.7 −0.2 pp
2020 15.9 +0.7 pp
2019 15.2 −1 pp
2018 16.3 −0.5 pp
2017 16.8 +0 pp
2016 16.7 −1 pp
2015 17.7 −0.7 pp
2014 18.5 +0.2 pp
2013 18.2 +0.1 pp
2012 18.1 +0.5 pp
2011 17.6 −2.7 pp
2010 20.3 +0.1 pp
2009 20.3 +1.6 pp
2008 18.7 −0.3 pp
2007 19 −0.6 pp
2006 19.6 +0.2 pp
2005 19.4 −0.4 pp
2004 19.8 −2 pp
2003 21.8 +0.2 pp
2002 21.5 −0.6 pp
2001 22.2 −0.1 pp
2000 22.3 +0.3 pp
1999 21.9 −0.4 pp
1998 22.3 −0.2 pp
1997 22.5 −1.4 pp
1996 23.9 −0.5 pp
1995 24.5 −0.8 pp
1994 25.2 −0.7 pp
1993 25.9 −2.7 pp
1992 28.7 −0.3 pp
1991 29

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.