Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Barbados

Employment in agriculture in Barbados in 2025 — 1.2%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.6 pp.

2025 1.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 167of 182
Period maximum 5.5%1992
Period minimum 1.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Barbados, 1991–2025024619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.8%1992: 5.5%1993: 4.8%1994: 4.6%1995: 4%1996: 4.8%1997: 4.7%1998: 3.9%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.3%2001: 3.6%2002: 3.5%2003: 4%2004: 3.9%2005: 2.8%2006: 4.2%2007: 3.5%2008: 3.2%2009: 3.3%2010: 3.3%2011: 3.2%2012: 3.1%2013: 3%2014: 3%2015: 2.9%2016: 2.9%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 2.8%2020: 3%2021: 2.9%2022: 2.9%2023: 1.4%2024: 1.3%2025: 1.2%
Change over the period: −3.6 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Barbados 1.2%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.2 −0.1 pp
2024 1.3 −0.1 pp
2023 1.4 −1.5 pp
2022 2.9 −0.1 pp
2021 2.9 −0 pp
2020 3 +0.1 pp
2019 2.8 −0.3 pp
2018 3.1 −0 pp
2017 3.1 +0.2 pp
2016 2.9 −0 pp
2015 2.9 −0.1 pp
2014 3 −0.1 pp
2013 3 −0.1 pp
2012 3.1 −0.1 pp
2011 3.2 −0.1 pp
2010 3.3 −0 pp
2009 3.3 +0.1 pp
2008 3.2 −0.3 pp
2007 3.5 −0.7 pp
2006 4.2 +1.4 pp
2005 2.8 −1.1 pp
2004 3.9 −0.1 pp
2003 4 +0.5 pp
2002 3.5 −0.1 pp
2001 3.6 +0.4 pp
2000 3.3 −0.5 pp
1999 3.8 −0.1 pp
1998 3.9 −0.8 pp
1997 4.7 −0.1 pp
1996 4.8 +0.8 pp
1995 4 −0.6 pp
1994 4.6 −0.2 pp
1993 4.8 −0.7 pp
1992 5.5 +0.7 pp
1991 4.8 —

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.