Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Russia

Employment in agriculture in Russia in 2025 — 5.1%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.9 pp.

2025 5.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 127of 182
Period maximum 15.9%1994
Period minimum 5.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Russia, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14%1992: 15.1%1993: 15.3%1994: 15.9%1995: 15.5%1996: 15%1997: 11.9%1998: 11.4%1999: 14.7%2000: 14.2%2001: 11.8%2002: 11.1%2003: 10.6%2004: 9.8%2005: 9.9%2006: 9.7%2007: 8.7%2008: 8.4%2009: 8.1%2010: 7.8%2011: 7.8%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.1%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.8%2016: 6.8%2017: 6%2018: 5.9%2019: 5.9%2020: 6.1%2021: 5.9%2022: 5.8%2023: 5.5%2024: 5.2%2025: 5.1%
Change over the period: −8.9 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 5.1%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.1 −0.1 pp
2024 5.2 −0.2 pp
2023 5.5 −0.3 pp
2022 5.8 −0.1 pp
2021 5.9 −0.1 pp
2020 6.1 +0.2 pp
2019 5.9 −0.1 pp
2018 5.9 −0 pp
2017 6 −0.8 pp
2016 6.8 −0 pp
2015 6.8 +0 pp
2014 6.8 −0.3 pp
2013 7.1 −0.3 pp
2012 7.4 −0.4 pp
2011 7.8 −0.1 pp
2010 7.8 −0.3 pp
2009 8.1 −0.3 pp
2008 8.4 −0.3 pp
2007 8.7 −1 pp
2006 9.7 −0.3 pp
2005 9.9 +0.1 pp
2004 9.8 −0.8 pp
2003 10.6 −0.5 pp
2002 11.1 −0.7 pp
2001 11.8 −2.4 pp
2000 14.2 −0.5 pp
1999 14.7 +3.3 pp
1998 11.4 −0.5 pp
1997 11.9 −3.1 pp
1996 15 −0.5 pp
1995 15.5 −0.4 pp
1994 15.9 +0.6 pp
1993 15.3 +0.1 pp
1992 15.1 +1.1 pp
1991 14

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.