Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Employment in agriculture in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 16.7%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2025 16.7% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 26.9%1991
Period minimum 12.8%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 26.9%1992: 26.3%1993: 26%1994: 25.9%1995: 25.8%1996: 25.8%1997: 25.6%1998: 25.2%1999: 24.8%2000: 24.3%2001: 23.8%2002: 23.4%2003: 23%2004: 22.6%2005: 22.2%2006: 21.7%2007: 21%2008: 21.8%2009: 22.4%2010: 20.9%2011: 20.8%2012: 21.8%2013: 20%2014: 18.1%2015: 19%2016: 19%2017: 20%2018: 16.7%2019: 19%2020: 12.8%2021: 18.6%2022: 18%2023: 17.6%2024: 17.1%2025: 16.7%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.7%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.7 −0.4 pp
2024 17.1 −0.5 pp
2023 17.6 −0.4 pp
2022 18 −0.5 pp
2021 18.6 +5.7 pp
2020 12.8 −6.2 pp
2019 19 +2.3 pp
2018 16.7 −3.3 pp
2017 20 +0.9 pp
2016 19 +0.1 pp
2015 19 +0.8 pp
2014 18.1 −1.9 pp
2013 20 −1.7 pp
2012 21.8 +1 pp
2011 20.8 −0.1 pp
2010 20.9 −1.6 pp
2009 22.4 +0.7 pp
2008 21.8 +0.8 pp
2007 21 −0.7 pp
2006 21.7 −0.5 pp
2005 22.2 −0.4 pp
2004 22.6 −0.3 pp
2003 23 −0.4 pp
2002 23.4 −0.4 pp
2001 23.8 −0.5 pp
2000 24.3 −0.5 pp
1999 24.8 −0.4 pp
1998 25.2 −0.5 pp
1997 25.6 −0.2 pp
1996 25.8 +0.1 pp
1995 25.8 −0.1 pp
1994 25.9 −0.1 pp
1993 26 −0.4 pp
1992 26.3 −0.6 pp
1991 26.9 —

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.