Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bahamas

Employment in agriculture in the Bahamas in 2025 — 0.8%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 0.8% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 182
Period maximum 5.5%1993
Period minimum 0.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bahamas, 1991–2025024619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.3%1992: 5.3%1993: 5.5%1994: 5.4%1995: 4.3%1996: 5%1997: 3.8%1998: 3.5%1999: 4%2000: 4.1%2001: 4.2%2002: 3.7%2003: 3%2004: 4.4%2005: 3.5%2006: 2.5%2007: 2.3%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 3.3%2011: 3.7%2012: 3.1%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.2%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.6%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.1%2019: 0.9%2020: 0.9%2021: 0.9%2022: 0.9%2023: 0.8%2024: 0.8%2025: 0.8%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bahamas 0.8%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.8 −0 pp
2024 0.8 −0 pp
2023 0.8 −0 pp
2022 0.9 −0.1 pp
2021 0.9 −0 pp
2020 0.9 +0 pp
2019 0.9 −0.2 pp
2018 1.1 −0.2 pp
2017 1.3 −0.3 pp
2016 1.6 −0.3 pp
2015 1.9 −0.4 pp
2014 2.2 −0.4 pp
2013 2.7 −0.5 pp
2012 3.1 −0.6 pp
2011 3.7 +0.5 pp
2010 3.3 +0.4 pp
2009 2.9 −0.1 pp
2008 2.9 +0.6 pp
2007 2.3 −0.2 pp
2006 2.5 −1 pp
2005 3.5 −0.9 pp
2004 4.4 +1.4 pp
2003 3 −0.7 pp
2002 3.7 −0.5 pp
2001 4.2 +0.1 pp
2000 4.1 +0.1 pp
1999 4 +0.5 pp
1998 3.5 −0.3 pp
1997 3.8 −1.2 pp
1996 5 +0.7 pp
1995 4.3 −1.1 pp
1994 5.4 −0 pp
1993 5.5 +0.2 pp
1992 5.3 −0 pp
1991 5.3 —

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.