Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Estonia

Employment in agriculture in Estonia in 2025 — 3%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.1 pp.

2025 3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 182
Period maximum 20.1%1991
Period minimum 2.6%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Estonia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.1%1992: 18.9%1993: 16.8%1994: 14.9%1995: 10.7%1996: 10.3%1997: 9.7%1998: 9.3%1999: 8.6%2000: 6.4%2001: 6.3%2002: 6.6%2003: 6.2%2004: 5.1%2005: 5.2%2006: 5.1%2007: 4.8%2008: 3.9%2009: 4.1%2010: 4.2%2011: 4.4%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.3%2014: 3.9%2015: 4%2016: 3.9%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.4%2019: 3.3%2020: 3.1%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 3.1%2025: 3%
Change over the period: −17.1 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Estonia 3%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3 −0.1 pp
2024 3.1 +0.5 pp
2023 2.6 −0 pp
2022 2.6 −0.1 pp
2021 2.7 −0.4 pp
2020 3.1 −0.3 pp
2019 3.3 −0.1 pp
2018 3.4 −0.2 pp
2017 3.6 −0.3 pp
2016 3.9 −0.1 pp
2015 4 +0.2 pp
2014 3.9 −0.4 pp
2013 4.3 −0.2 pp
2012 4.5 +0.1 pp
2011 4.4 +0.2 pp
2010 4.2 +0.2 pp
2009 4.1 +0.2 pp
2008 3.9 −0.9 pp
2007 4.8 −0.3 pp
2006 5.1 −0.1 pp
2005 5.2 +0.1 pp
2004 5.1 −1.2 pp
2003 6.2 −0.4 pp
2002 6.6 +0.3 pp
2001 6.3 −0 pp
2000 6.4 −2.2 pp
1999 8.6 −0.7 pp
1998 9.3 −0.4 pp
1997 9.7 −0.6 pp
1996 10.3 −0.5 pp
1995 10.7 −4.2 pp
1994 14.9 −1.9 pp
1993 16.8 −2.2 pp
1992 18.9 −1.1 pp
1991 20.1 —

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.