Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Indonesia

Employment in agriculture in Indonesia in 2025 — 27.3%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 20.4 pp.

2025 27.3% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 182
Period maximum 47.7%1991
Period minimum 27.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Indonesia, 1991–20252030405019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.7%1992: 46.9%1993: 46.1%1994: 45.1%1995: 44%1996: 43.1%1997: 42.6%1998: 45.1%1999: 45.3%2000: 45.3%2001: 43.8%2002: 44.5%2003: 46.5%2004: 43.4%2005: 44.1%2006: 42.2%2007: 41.4%2008: 40.7%2009: 40.1%2010: 38.7%2011: 36.8%2012: 35.6%2013: 34.7%2014: 34%2015: 32.8%2016: 31.6%2017: 30.5%2018: 29.4%2019: 28.5%2020: 29.3%2021: 29%2022: 29.3%2023: 28.8%2024: 28%2025: 27.3%
Change over the period: −20.4 pp Annual average: -0.6 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Indonesia 27.3%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.3 −0.7 pp
2024 28 −0.8 pp
2023 28.8 −0.5 pp
2022 29.3 +0.3 pp
2021 29 −0.3 pp
2020 29.3 +0.8 pp
2019 28.5 −1 pp
2018 29.4 −1.1 pp
2017 30.5 −1 pp
2016 31.6 −1.2 pp
2015 32.8 −1.2 pp
2014 34 −0.7 pp
2013 34.7 −0.9 pp
2012 35.6 −1.3 pp
2011 36.8 −1.9 pp
2010 38.7 −1.3 pp
2009 40.1 −0.6 pp
2008 40.7 −0.7 pp
2007 41.4 −0.8 pp
2006 42.2 −2 pp
2005 44.1 +0.7 pp
2004 43.4 −3.1 pp
2003 46.5 +2 pp
2002 44.5 +0.6 pp
2001 43.8 −1.5 pp
2000 45.3 +0.1 pp
1999 45.3 +0.2 pp
1998 45.1 +2.5 pp
1997 42.6 −0.5 pp
1996 43.1 −0.9 pp
1995 44 −1.1 pp
1994 45.1 −1 pp
1993 46.1 −0.9 pp
1992 46.9 −0.7 pp
1991 47.7 —

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.