Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean

Employment in agriculture in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 12.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.4 pp.

2025 12.7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 21.1%1991
Period minimum 12.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean, 1991–202512.51517.52022.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 21.1%1992: 21.1%1993: 20.8%1994: 20.4%1995: 20.1%1996: 19.5%1997: 19.5%1998: 18.4%1999: 18.8%2000: 18.3%2001: 18.4%2002: 18.3%2003: 18.1%2004: 17.8%2005: 17.5%2006: 16.8%2007: 16%2008: 15.5%2009: 15.5%2010: 15.1%2011: 14.9%2012: 14.6%2013: 14.5%2014: 14%2015: 14%2016: 14.1%2017: 14.1%2018: 14.1%2019: 13.8%2020: 14.8%2021: 14.4%2022: 13.6%2023: 13.1%2024: 12.9%2025: 12.7%
Change over the period: −8.4 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 12.7%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.7 −0.1 pp
2024 12.9 −0.3 pp
2023 13.1 −0.5 pp
2022 13.6 −0.8 pp
2021 14.4 −0.4 pp
2020 14.8 +1 pp
2019 13.8 −0.4 pp
2018 14.1 −0 pp
2017 14.1 +0.1 pp
2016 14.1 +0.1 pp
2015 14 −0.1 pp
2014 14 −0.4 pp
2013 14.5 −0.2 pp
2012 14.6 −0.2 pp
2011 14.9 −0.2 pp
2010 15.1 −0.3 pp
2009 15.5 −0 pp
2008 15.5 −0.6 pp
2007 16 −0.8 pp
2006 16.8 −0.7 pp
2005 17.5 −0.4 pp
2004 17.8 −0.2 pp
2003 18.1 −0.3 pp
2002 18.3 −0.1 pp
2001 18.4 +0.1 pp
2000 18.3 −0.5 pp
1999 18.8 +0.4 pp
1998 18.4 −1.1 pp
1997 19.5 +0 pp
1996 19.5 −0.6 pp
1995 20.1 −0.3 pp
1994 20.4 −0.4 pp
1993 20.8 −0.3 pp
1992 21.1 −0 pp
1991 21.1

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.