Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago

Employment in agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 4.5%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.7 pp.

2025 4.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 132of 182
Period maximum 16%1994
Period minimum 4.3%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.2%1992: 15%1993: 14.8%1994: 16%1995: 13.9%1996: 12.7%1997: 12.6%1998: 10.9%1999: 10.9%2000: 9.8%2001: 10.6%2002: 9.3%2003: 8.1%2004: 6.4%2005: 6%2006: 6.1%2007: 5.3%2008: 5.4%2009: 5.5%2010: 5.3%2011: 5.2%2012: 5.2%2013: 4.9%2014: 5.1%2015: 4.8%2016: 4.6%2017: 4.5%2018: 4.4%2019: 4.3%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.4%2022: 4.5%2023: 4.6%2024: 4.7%2025: 4.5%
Change over the period: −10.7 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 4.5%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.5 −0.2 pp
2024 4.7 +0 pp
2023 4.6 +0.1 pp
2022 4.5 −0.9 pp
2021 5.4 −0.2 pp
2020 5.6 +1.3 pp
2019 4.3 −0.1 pp
2018 4.4 −0.1 pp
2017 4.5 −0 pp
2016 4.6 −0.2 pp
2015 4.8 −0.3 pp
2014 5.1 +0.1 pp
2013 4.9 −0.3 pp
2012 5.2 +0 pp
2011 5.2 −0.1 pp
2010 5.3 −0.1 pp
2009 5.5 +0.1 pp
2008 5.4 +0 pp
2007 5.3 −0.8 pp
2006 6.1 +0.1 pp
2005 6 −0.4 pp
2004 6.4 −1.7 pp
2003 8.1 −1.3 pp
2002 9.3 −1.3 pp
2001 10.6 +0.8 pp
2000 9.8 −1.2 pp
1999 10.9 +0 pp
1998 10.9 −1.7 pp
1997 12.6 −0.1 pp
1996 12.7 −1.3 pp
1995 13.9 −2.1 pp
1994 16 +1.2 pp
1993 14.8 −0.2 pp
1992 15 −0.2 pp
1991 15.2

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.