Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Vanuatu

Employment in agriculture in Vanuatu in 2025 — 44.5%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2025 44.5% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 182
Period maximum 56.5%2010
Period minimum 42.9%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Vanuatu, 1991–2025404550556019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 55.8%1992: 55.7%1993: 55.9%1994: 55.3%1995: 55.4%1996: 55.3%1997: 55%1998: 54.9%1999: 54.8%2000: 54.4%2001: 54.8%2002: 55.3%2003: 55%2004: 54.7%2005: 54.2%2006: 53.5%2007: 53.3%2008: 53%2009: 52.7%2010: 56.5%2011: 55.1%2012: 54%2013: 52.9%2014: 51.6%2015: 50.3%2016: 48.3%2017: 46.2%2018: 44.6%2019: 42.9%2020: 44.7%2021: 45.1%2022: 44.8%2023: 44.6%2024: 44.6%2025: 44.5%
Change over the period: −11.3 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 44.5%
World 25.8%
Melanesia computed 36.5%
Employment in agriculture — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.5 −0.1 pp
2024 44.6 +0 pp
2023 44.6 −0.1 pp
2022 44.8 −0.3 pp
2021 45.1 +0.4 pp
2020 44.7 +1.8 pp
2019 42.9 −1.7 pp
2018 44.6 −1.6 pp
2017 46.2 −2.1 pp
2016 48.3 −2 pp
2015 50.3 −1.3 pp
2014 51.6 −1.3 pp
2013 52.9 −1.1 pp
2012 54 −1.1 pp
2011 55.1 −1.3 pp
2010 56.5 +3.8 pp
2009 52.7 −0.3 pp
2008 53 −0.3 pp
2007 53.3 −0.1 pp
2006 53.5 −0.8 pp
2005 54.2 −0.5 pp
2004 54.7 −0.3 pp
2003 55 −0.4 pp
2002 55.3 +0.6 pp
2001 54.8 +0.4 pp
2000 54.4 −0.5 pp
1999 54.8 −0 pp
1998 54.9 −0.1 pp
1997 55 −0.3 pp
1996 55.3 −0.1 pp
1995 55.4 +0.1 pp
1994 55.3 −0.6 pp
1993 55.9 +0.2 pp
1992 55.7 −0.1 pp
1991 55.8

Melanesia, 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.