Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Central America

Employment in agriculture in Central America in 2025 — 14.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13 pp.

2025 14.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 27.5%1991
Period minimum 14.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Central America, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.5%1992: 27.4%1993: 27.1%1994: 25.8%1995: 25%1996: 23.9%1997: 24.9%1998: 21.7%1999: 22.4%2000: 20.5%2001: 20.6%2002: 20.4%2003: 19.5%2004: 18.7%2005: 18.3%2006: 17.7%2007: 17.3%2008: 17.3%2009: 17.5%2010: 17.7%2011: 17.7%2012: 17.4%2013: 17%2014: 16.9%2015: 16.6%2016: 16.2%2017: 16.6%2018: 16.4%2019: 15.9%2020: 16.3%2021: 16.2%2022: 15.3%2023: 15%2024: 14.7%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: −13 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 14.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.5 −0.2 pp
2024 14.7 −0.3 pp
2023 15 −0.2 pp
2022 15.3 −0.9 pp
2021 16.2 −0.1 pp
2020 16.3 +0.4 pp
2019 15.9 −0.5 pp
2018 16.4 −0.2 pp
2017 16.6 +0.4 pp
2016 16.2 −0.5 pp
2015 16.6 −0.2 pp
2014 16.9 −0.2 pp
2013 17 −0.3 pp
2012 17.4 −0.3 pp
2011 17.7 −0 pp
2010 17.7 +0.2 pp
2009 17.5 +0.2 pp
2008 17.3 −0 pp
2007 17.3 −0.4 pp
2006 17.7 −0.6 pp
2005 18.3 −0.4 pp
2004 18.7 −0.9 pp
2003 19.5 −0.8 pp
2002 20.4 −0.2 pp
2001 20.6 +0.1 pp
2000 20.5 −1.9 pp
1999 22.4 +0.7 pp
1998 21.7 −3.2 pp
1997 24.9 +0.9 pp
1996 23.9 −1.1 pp
1995 25 −0.8 pp
1994 25.8 −1.2 pp
1993 27.1 −0.3 pp
1992 27.4 −0.1 pp
1991 27.5

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.