Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Lithuania

Employment in agriculture in Lithuania in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 18.6 pp.

2025 4.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 182
Period maximum 23.3%1991
Period minimum 4.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Lithuania, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.3%1992: 23.3%1993: 23.1%1994: 22.6%1995: 22%1996: 21.5%1997: 20.6%1998: 19.6%1999: 20%2000: 19.2%2001: 17.6%2002: 18.6%2003: 18.7%2004: 16.3%2005: 14.3%2006: 13.8%2007: 11.3%2008: 8.1%2009: 9%2010: 8.8%2011: 8.5%2012: 8.8%2013: 8.4%2014: 9.2%2015: 9.1%2016: 8%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.2%2019: 6.4%2020: 5.7%2021: 5.3%2022: 5.5%2023: 5.1%2024: 4.8%2025: 4.7%
Change over the period: −18.6 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lithuania 4.7%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.7 −0.2 pp
2024 4.8 −0.2 pp
2023 5.1 −0.4 pp
2022 5.5 +0.1 pp
2021 5.3 −0.4 pp
2020 5.7 −0.7 pp
2019 6.4 −0.7 pp
2018 7.2 −0.6 pp
2017 7.8 −0.2 pp
2016 8 −1.1 pp
2015 9.1 −0.1 pp
2014 9.2 +0.7 pp
2013 8.4 −0.4 pp
2012 8.8 +0.3 pp
2011 8.5 −0.3 pp
2010 8.8 −0.2 pp
2009 9 +0.9 pp
2008 8.1 −3.3 pp
2007 11.3 −2.5 pp
2006 13.8 −0.4 pp
2005 14.3 −2 pp
2004 16.3 −2.4 pp
2003 18.7 +0.1 pp
2002 18.6 +1.1 pp
2001 17.6 −1.7 pp
2000 19.2 −0.7 pp
1999 20 +0.4 pp
1998 19.6 −1 pp
1997 20.6 −0.8 pp
1996 21.5 −0.6 pp
1995 22 −0.5 pp
1994 22.6 −0.5 pp
1993 23.1 −0.2 pp
1992 23.3 −0 pp
1991 23.3

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.