Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Argentina

Employment in agriculture in Argentina in 2025 — 7%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.3 pp.

2025 7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 119of 182
Period maximum 14.3%1991
Period minimum 7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Argentina, 1991–2025681012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 14.3%1992: 13.8%1993: 13.4%1994: 12.9%1995: 12.7%1996: 12.4%1997: 12%1998: 11.7%1999: 11.6%2000: 11.4%2001: 11.4%2002: 11.6%2003: 11.3%2004: 10.7%2005: 10.3%2006: 9.8%2007: 9.4%2008: 9.2%2009: 9%2010: 8.7%2011: 8.5%2012: 8.4%2013: 8.2%2014: 8.2%2015: 8%2016: 7.9%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.7%2019: 7.6%2020: 7.8%2021: 7.8%2022: 7.6%2023: 7.4%2024: 7.2%2025: 7%
Change over the period: −7.3 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 7%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7 −0.2 pp
2024 7.2 −0.1 pp
2023 7.4 −0.2 pp
2022 7.6 −0.2 pp
2021 7.8 −0 pp
2020 7.8 +0.2 pp
2019 7.6 −0.1 pp
2018 7.7 −0 pp
2017 7.8 −0.2 pp
2016 7.9 −0 pp
2015 8 −0.2 pp
2014 8.2 −0.1 pp
2013 8.2 −0.2 pp
2012 8.4 −0.1 pp
2011 8.5 −0.2 pp
2010 8.7 −0.3 pp
2009 9 −0.1 pp
2008 9.2 −0.3 pp
2007 9.4 −0.4 pp
2006 9.8 −0.4 pp
2005 10.3 −0.5 pp
2004 10.7 −0.5 pp
2003 11.3 −0.4 pp
2002 11.6 +0.2 pp
2001 11.4 −0 pp
2000 11.4 −0.1 pp
1999 11.6 −0.1 pp
1998 11.7 −0.3 pp
1997 12 −0.4 pp
1996 12.4 −0.4 pp
1995 12.7 −0.2 pp
1994 12.9 −0.4 pp
1993 13.4 −0.5 pp
1992 13.8 −0.5 pp
1991 14.3 —

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.