Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Cuba

Employment in agriculture in Cuba in 2025 — 15.5%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 15.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 182
Period maximum 23.8%1993
Period minimum 15.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Cuba, 1991–20251517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.9%1992: 23.3%1993: 23.8%1994: 23.4%1995: 22.9%1996: 22.9%1997: 22.9%1998: 22.5%1999: 22.1%2000: 22.1%2001: 21.7%2002: 21.7%2003: 21.7%2004: 21.2%2005: 20.2%2006: 20%2007: 18.7%2008: 18.6%2009: 18.7%2010: 18.6%2011: 19.7%2012: 19.3%2013: 18.6%2014: 18.9%2015: 18.5%2016: 18.1%2017: 17.7%2018: 17.4%2019: 17%2020: 17%2021: 16.7%2022: 16.3%2023: 16.1%2024: 15.8%2025: 15.5%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 15.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.5 −0.3 pp
2024 15.8 −0.3 pp
2023 16.1 −0.2 pp
2022 16.3 −0.4 pp
2021 16.7 −0.3 pp
2020 17 +0 pp
2019 17 −0.3 pp
2018 17.4 −0.4 pp
2017 17.7 −0.4 pp
2016 18.1 −0.4 pp
2015 18.5 −0.4 pp
2014 18.9 +0.3 pp
2013 18.6 −0.6 pp
2012 19.3 −0.4 pp
2011 19.7 +1.1 pp
2010 18.6 −0.1 pp
2009 18.7 +0.2 pp
2008 18.6 −0.2 pp
2007 18.7 −1.3 pp
2006 20 −0.2 pp
2005 20.2 −0.9 pp
2004 21.2 −0.5 pp
2003 21.7 +0 pp
2002 21.7 +0 pp
2001 21.7 −0.4 pp
2000 22.1 −0 pp
1999 22.1 −0.5 pp
1998 22.5 −0.4 pp
1997 22.9 +0 pp
1996 22.9 +0 pp
1995 22.9 −0.4 pp
1994 23.4 −0.4 pp
1993 23.8 +0.5 pp
1992 23.3 +0.4 pp
1991 22.9 —

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.