Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Colombia

Employment in agriculture in Colombia in 2025 — 14.2%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2025 14.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 93of 182
Period maximum 19.9%1991
Period minimum 14.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Colombia, 1991–20251416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.9%1992: 19.9%1993: 19.6%1994: 19.3%1995: 19%1996: 19%1997: 18.9%1998: 19.1%1999: 19.6%2000: 19.9%2001: 19.9%2002: 19.2%2003: 19.8%2004: 19%2005: 19.4%2006: 18.6%2007: 17.5%2008: 17.2%2009: 17.8%2010: 17.5%2011: 17%2012: 16.6%2013: 16%2014: 15.5%2015: 15.4%2016: 15.4%2017: 16%2018: 16%2019: 15.2%2020: 15.8%2021: 15.1%2022: 14.6%2023: 14.4%2024: 14.3%2025: 14.2%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 14.2%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.2 −0.1 pp
2024 14.3 −0.1 pp
2023 14.4 −0.2 pp
2022 14.6 −0.5 pp
2021 15.1 −0.7 pp
2020 15.8 +0.6 pp
2019 15.2 −0.8 pp
2018 16 +0 pp
2017 16 +0.6 pp
2016 15.4 −0 pp
2015 15.4 −0.1 pp
2014 15.5 −0.6 pp
2013 16 −0.6 pp
2012 16.6 −0.4 pp
2011 17 −0.5 pp
2010 17.5 −0.3 pp
2009 17.8 +0.7 pp
2008 17.2 −0.3 pp
2007 17.5 −1.1 pp
2006 18.6 −0.8 pp
2005 19.4 +0.4 pp
2004 19 −0.8 pp
2003 19.8 +0.6 pp
2002 19.2 −0.7 pp
2001 19.9 +0.1 pp
2000 19.9 +0.2 pp
1999 19.6 +0.6 pp
1998 19.1 +0.2 pp
1997 18.9 −0.2 pp
1996 19 +0 pp
1995 19 −0.2 pp
1994 19.3 −0.3 pp
1993 19.6 −0.3 pp
1992 19.9 −0.1 pp
1991 19.9 —

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.