Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — NATO

Employment in agriculture in NATO in 2025 — 3.3%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2025 3.3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 9%1991
Period minimum 3.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — NATO, 1991–202524681019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 9%1992: 8.7%1993: 8.3%1994: 8.4%1995: 8.3%1996: 8.1%1997: 7.8%1998: 7.6%1999: 7.4%2000: 6.9%2001: 6.8%2002: 6.4%2003: 6.2%2004: 5.6%2005: 5.3%2006: 5%2007: 4.8%2008: 4.6%2009: 4.6%2010: 4.7%2011: 4.7%2012: 4.7%2013: 4.6%2014: 4.5%2015: 4.4%2016: 4.3%2017: 4.2%2018: 4.1%2019: 4%2020: 3.8%2021: 3.8%2022: 3.7%2023: 3.5%2024: 3.3%2025: 3.3%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 3.3%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.3 −0.1 pp
2024 3.3 −0.1 pp
2023 3.5 −0.2 pp
2022 3.7 −0.1 pp
2021 3.8 −0 pp
2020 3.8 −0.1 pp
2019 4 −0.1 pp
2018 4.1 −0.2 pp
2017 4.2 −0.1 pp
2016 4.3 −0.1 pp
2015 4.4 −0.1 pp
2014 4.5 −0.1 pp
2013 4.6 −0.1 pp
2012 4.7 −0.1 pp
2011 4.7 +0 pp
2010 4.7 +0.2 pp
2009 4.6 −0 pp
2008 4.6 −0.2 pp
2007 4.8 −0.3 pp
2006 5 −0.3 pp
2005 5.3 −0.3 pp
2004 5.6 −0.6 pp
2003 6.2 −0.2 pp
2002 6.4 −0.4 pp
2001 6.8 −0.1 pp
2000 6.9 −0.5 pp
1999 7.4 −0.2 pp
1998 7.6 −0.2 pp
1997 7.8 −0.3 pp
1996 8.1 −0.2 pp
1995 8.3 −0.2 pp
1994 8.4 +0.1 pp
1993 8.3 −0.4 pp
1992 8.7 −0.3 pp
1991 9

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.