Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mercosur

Employment in agriculture in Mercosur in 2025 — 8.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.1 pp.

2025 8.6% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.9%1992
Period minimum 8.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mercosur, 1991–20257.51012.51517.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.7%1992: 16.9%1993: 16.6%1994: 16.2%1995: 16.2%1996: 15.4%1997: 15.3%1998: 14.7%1999: 15%2000: 14.9%2001: 15%2002: 15.1%2003: 14.9%2004: 15.2%2005: 14.8%2006: 14%2007: 13.1%2008: 12.2%2009: 11.9%2010: 11.3%2011: 10.9%2012: 10.7%2013: 10.9%2014: 10.2%2015: 10.1%2016: 10.5%2017: 10%2018: 9.9%2019: 9.6%2020: 10.2%2021: 10.3%2022: 9.5%2023: 9.1%2024: 8.7%2025: 8.6%
Change over the period: −8.1 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 8.6%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.6 −0.1 pp
2024 8.7 −0.4 pp
2023 9.1 −0.4 pp
2022 9.5 −0.8 pp
2021 10.3 +0.1 pp
2020 10.2 +0.6 pp
2019 9.6 −0.3 pp
2018 9.9 −0.1 pp
2017 10 −0.5 pp
2016 10.5 +0.4 pp
2015 10.1 −0.1 pp
2014 10.2 −0.7 pp
2013 10.9 +0.1 pp
2012 10.7 −0.1 pp
2011 10.9 −0.4 pp
2010 11.3 −0.6 pp
2009 11.9 −0.3 pp
2008 12.2 −0.9 pp
2007 13.1 −0.9 pp
2006 14 −0.8 pp
2005 14.8 −0.4 pp
2004 15.2 +0.3 pp
2003 14.9 −0.2 pp
2002 15.1 +0 pp
2001 15 +0.1 pp
2000 14.9 −0.1 pp
1999 15 +0.3 pp
1998 14.7 −0.6 pp
1997 15.3 −0.1 pp
1996 15.4 −0.8 pp
1995 16.2 +0 pp
1994 16.2 −0.4 pp
1993 16.6 −0.3 pp
1992 16.9 +0.2 pp
1991 16.7

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.