Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Ecuador

Employment in agriculture in Ecuador in 2025 — 32.5%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2025 32.5% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 182
Period maximum 32.6%2024
Period minimum 26%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Ecuador, 1991–2025262830323419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29.1%1992: 27.2%1993: 28.9%1994: 28.2%1995: 26%1996: 27.2%1997: 27.9%1998: 29%1999: 29.2%2000: 31.6%2001: 31.1%2002: 31.2%2003: 31.4%2004: 32%2005: 32%2006: 31.6%2007: 30.4%2008: 29.9%2009: 30.5%2010: 29.8%2011: 29.8%2012: 29.1%2013: 27.8%2014: 26.4%2015: 27.3%2016: 28.1%2017: 28.8%2018: 30%2019: 30.9%2020: 31.8%2021: 32.2%2022: 31.5%2023: 30%2024: 32.6%2025: 32.5%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ecuador 32.5%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.5 −0.1 pp
2024 32.6 +2.6 pp
2023 30 −1.5 pp
2022 31.5 −0.7 pp
2021 32.2 +0.4 pp
2020 31.8 +0.9 pp
2019 30.9 +0.9 pp
2018 30 +1.1 pp
2017 28.8 +0.8 pp
2016 28.1 +0.7 pp
2015 27.3 +0.9 pp
2014 26.4 −1.4 pp
2013 27.8 −1.3 pp
2012 29.1 −0.7 pp
2011 29.8 +0 pp
2010 29.8 −0.7 pp
2009 30.5 +0.6 pp
2008 29.9 −0.5 pp
2007 30.4 −1.2 pp
2006 31.6 −0.4 pp
2005 32 −0.1 pp
2004 32 +0.6 pp
2003 31.4 +0.2 pp
2002 31.2 +0.1 pp
2001 31.1 −0.5 pp
2000 31.6 +2.4 pp
1999 29.2 +0.2 pp
1998 29 +1.1 pp
1997 27.9 +0.7 pp
1996 27.2 +1.2 pp
1995 26 −2.2 pp
1994 28.2 −0.7 pp
1993 28.9 +1.7 pp
1992 27.2 −1.9 pp
1991 29.1 —

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.