Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Peru

Employment in agriculture in Peru in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10 pp.

2025 23.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 33.6%1992
Period minimum 23.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Peru, 1991–20252025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.2%1992: 33.6%1993: 33.2%1994: 32%1995: 31.4%1996: 31.3%1997: 30.9%1998: 31.2%1999: 31.3%2000: 31.2%2001: 31.4%2002: 30.8%2003: 30.4%2004: 30%2005: 29.2%2006: 28.3%2007: 27.2%2008: 26.5%2009: 25.8%2010: 24.9%2011: 25.2%2012: 24.3%2013: 24.1%2014: 24.5%2015: 25.1%2016: 25.1%2017: 24.3%2018: 24.2%2019: 23.7%2020: 31.6%2021: 25.9%2022: 25.7%2023: 24%2024: 23.4%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: −10 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 23.1%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 −0.3 pp
2024 23.4 −0.5 pp
2023 24 −1.7 pp
2022 25.7 −0.3 pp
2021 25.9 −5.7 pp
2020 31.6 +7.9 pp
2019 23.7 −0.5 pp
2018 24.2 −0.1 pp
2017 24.3 −0.8 pp
2016 25.1 +0 pp
2015 25.1 +0.6 pp
2014 24.5 +0.3 pp
2013 24.1 −0.1 pp
2012 24.3 −0.9 pp
2011 25.2 +0.2 pp
2010 24.9 −0.9 pp
2009 25.8 −0.7 pp
2008 26.5 −0.7 pp
2007 27.2 −1.1 pp
2006 28.3 −0.9 pp
2005 29.2 −0.7 pp
2004 30 −0.5 pp
2003 30.4 −0.4 pp
2002 30.8 −0.5 pp
2001 31.4 +0.2 pp
2000 31.2 −0.1 pp
1999 31.3 +0.1 pp
1998 31.2 +0.3 pp
1997 30.9 −0.5 pp
1996 31.3 −0 pp
1995 31.4 −0.6 pp
1994 32 −1.2 pp
1993 33.2 −0.4 pp
1992 33.6 +0.4 pp
1991 33.2

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.