Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — North America

Employment in agriculture in North America in 2025 — 1.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2025 1.5% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3%1991
Period minimum 1.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — North America, 1991–202511.522.5319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 3%1992: 3%1993: 2.8%1994: 3%1995: 2.9%1996: 2.9%1997: 2.8%1998: 2.7%1999: 2.6%2000: 2.4%2001: 2.2%2002: 2.1%2003: 1.9%2004: 1.9%2005: 1.8%2006: 1.8%2007: 1.7%2008: 1.7%2009: 1.8%2010: 1.8%2011: 1.9%2012: 1.8%2013: 1.7%2014: 1.8%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.8%2018: 1.8%2019: 1.8%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.6%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.5%2024: 1.5%2025: 1.5%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

North America 1.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.5 −0 pp
2024 1.5 −0 pp
2023 1.5 −0 pp
2022 1.6 −0 pp
2021 1.6 −0.1 pp
2020 1.7 −0 pp
2019 1.8 −0 pp
2018 1.8 −0.1 pp
2017 1.8 −0.1 pp
2016 1.9 +0 pp
2015 1.9 +0.1 pp
2014 1.8 +0 pp
2013 1.7 −0.1 pp
2012 1.8 −0.1 pp
2011 1.9 +0 pp
2010 1.8 +0.1 pp
2009 1.8 +0 pp
2008 1.7 +0 pp
2007 1.7 −0.1 pp
2006 1.8 −0 pp
2005 1.8 −0 pp
2004 1.9 −0.1 pp
2003 1.9 −0.1 pp
2002 2.1 −0.1 pp
2001 2.2 −0.2 pp
2000 2.4 −0.2 pp
1999 2.6 −0.1 pp
1998 2.7 −0.1 pp
1997 2.8 −0.1 pp
1996 2.9 −0 pp
1995 2.9 −0 pp
1994 3 +0.2 pp
1993 2.8 −0.1 pp
1992 3 −0 pp
1991 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.