Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Venezuela

Employment in agriculture in Venezuela in 2025 — 8.9%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.

2025 8.9% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 182
Period maximum 14.3%1994
Period minimum 6.1%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Venezuela, 1991–202557.51012.51519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.9%1992: 12.1%1993: 11.6%1994: 14.3%1995: 13.9%1996: 13.9%1997: 11.1%1998: 10.3%1999: 10.5%2000: 10.9%2001: 10%2002: 10.3%2003: 11.1%2004: 10.8%2005: 10.3%2006: 9.4%2007: 8.8%2008: 8.5%2009: 8.6%2010: 8.5%2011: 8.1%2012: 7.7%2013: 7.4%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.4%2016: 6.1%2017: 8.1%2018: 8.8%2019: 9.2%2020: 9.8%2021: 9.8%2022: 9.4%2023: 9.2%2024: 8.9%2025: 8.9%
Change over the period: −4.1 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 8.9%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.9 −0 pp
2024 8.9 −0.3 pp
2023 9.2 −0.2 pp
2022 9.4 −0.4 pp
2021 9.8 −0 pp
2020 9.8 +0.6 pp
2019 9.2 +0.4 pp
2018 8.8 +0.7 pp
2017 8.1 +2 pp
2016 6.1 −0.4 pp
2015 6.4 −0.4 pp
2014 6.8 −0.6 pp
2013 7.4 −0.3 pp
2012 7.7 −0.3 pp
2011 8.1 −0.5 pp
2010 8.5 −0.1 pp
2009 8.6 +0.1 pp
2008 8.5 −0.3 pp
2007 8.8 −0.6 pp
2006 9.4 −0.9 pp
2005 10.3 −0.5 pp
2004 10.8 −0.3 pp
2003 11.1 +0.8 pp
2002 10.3 +0.3 pp
2001 10 −1 pp
2000 10.9 +0.4 pp
1999 10.5 +0.2 pp
1998 10.3 −0.8 pp
1997 11.1 −2.8 pp
1996 13.9 +0 pp
1995 13.9 −0.4 pp
1994 14.3 +2.7 pp
1993 11.6 −0.5 pp
1992 12.1 −0.8 pp
1991 12.9

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.