Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bolivia

Employment in agriculture in Bolivia in 2025 — 24.7%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.4 pp.

2025 24.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 182
Period maximum 41.8%2001
Period minimum 24.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bolivia, 1991–202520253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.2%1992: 37.6%1993: 35.8%1994: 33.7%1995: 38.3%1996: 37.6%1997: 38.9%1998: 37.9%1999: 37.3%2000: 36.6%2001: 41.8%2002: 39.7%2003: 32.7%2004: 32.7%2005: 36.2%2006: 37%2007: 33.7%2008: 29%2009: 27.9%2010: 29.8%2011: 31.5%2012: 29.2%2013: 31.1%2014: 29.1%2015: 28%2016: 27.5%2017: 28.3%2018: 28.8%2019: 25.2%2020: 27.9%2021: 27.6%2022: 24.8%2023: 25.1%2024: 24.9%2025: 24.7%
Change over the period: −10.4 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bolivia 24.7%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.7 −0.2 pp
2024 24.9 −0.2 pp
2023 25.1 +0.3 pp
2022 24.8 −2.8 pp
2021 27.6 −0.2 pp
2020 27.9 +2.7 pp
2019 25.2 −3.6 pp
2018 28.8 +0.5 pp
2017 28.3 +0.7 pp
2016 27.5 −0.5 pp
2015 28 −1.1 pp
2014 29.1 −2 pp
2013 31.1 +1.9 pp
2012 29.2 −2.3 pp
2011 31.5 +1.7 pp
2010 29.8 +1.9 pp
2009 27.9 −1.1 pp
2008 29 −4.8 pp
2007 33.7 −3.3 pp
2006 37 +0.9 pp
2005 36.2 +3.4 pp
2004 32.7 +0 pp
2003 32.7 −7 pp
2002 39.7 −2.1 pp
2001 41.8 +5.1 pp
2000 36.6 −0.7 pp
1999 37.3 −0.6 pp
1998 37.9 −1 pp
1997 38.9 +1.3 pp
1996 37.6 −0.7 pp
1995 38.3 +4.6 pp
1994 33.7 −2.1 pp
1993 35.8 −1.8 pp
1992 37.6 +2.5 pp
1991 35.2 —

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.