Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Uruguay

Employment in agriculture in Uruguay in 2025 — 8.1%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.7 pp.

2025 8.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 182
Period maximum 12.9%2004
Period minimum 8.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Uruguay, 1991–2025810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.8%1992: 12.2%1993: 10.9%1994: 11.7%1995: 12.9%1996: 12.4%1997: 11.8%1998: 11.5%1999: 11.2%2000: 10.9%2001: 11.2%2002: 11.3%2003: 12%2004: 12.9%2005: 12.2%2006: 11.7%2007: 11.6%2008: 11.5%2009: 11.9%2010: 12.6%2011: 10.7%2012: 9.4%2013: 10.1%2014: 10%2015: 9.6%2016: 9%2017: 9.5%2018: 9.1%2019: 8.9%2020: 9.1%2021: 9%2022: 8.7%2023: 8.6%2024: 8.3%2025: 8.1%
Change over the period: −4.7 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uruguay 8.1%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.1 −0.2 pp
2024 8.3 −0.3 pp
2023 8.6 −0.1 pp
2022 8.7 −0.3 pp
2021 9 −0.1 pp
2020 9.1 +0.2 pp
2019 8.9 −0.2 pp
2018 9.1 −0.4 pp
2017 9.5 +0.6 pp
2016 9 −0.6 pp
2015 9.6 −0.3 pp
2014 10 −0.2 pp
2013 10.1 +0.7 pp
2012 9.4 −1.3 pp
2011 10.7 −1.9 pp
2010 12.6 +0.7 pp
2009 11.9 +0.4 pp
2008 11.5 −0.1 pp
2007 11.6 −0.1 pp
2006 11.7 −0.5 pp
2005 12.2 −0.7 pp
2004 12.9 +0.9 pp
2003 12 +0.7 pp
2002 11.3 +0.1 pp
2001 11.2 +0.3 pp
2000 10.9 −0.3 pp
1999 11.2 −0.2 pp
1998 11.5 −0.4 pp
1997 11.8 −0.5 pp
1996 12.4 −0.5 pp
1995 12.9 +1.1 pp
1994 11.7 +0.9 pp
1993 10.9 −1.4 pp
1992 12.2 −0.6 pp
1991 12.8

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.