Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Jamaica

Employment in agriculture in Jamaica in 2025 — 13.9%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15 pp.

2025 13.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 29%1991
Period minimum 13.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Jamaica, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 29%1992: 28.7%1993: 25.9%1994: 25.2%1995: 24.5%1996: 23.9%1997: 22.5%1998: 22.3%1999: 21.9%2000: 22.3%2001: 22.2%2002: 21.5%2003: 21.8%2004: 19.8%2005: 19.4%2006: 19.6%2007: 19%2008: 18.7%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.3%2011: 17.6%2012: 18.1%2013: 18.2%2014: 18.5%2015: 17.7%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.8%2018: 16.3%2019: 15.2%2020: 15.9%2021: 15.7%2022: 14.9%2023: 14.6%2024: 14.2%2025: 13.9%
Change over the period: −15 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jamaica 13.9%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.9 −0.3 pp
2024 14.2 −0.3 pp
2023 14.6 −0.3 pp
2022 14.9 −0.9 pp
2021 15.7 −0.2 pp
2020 15.9 +0.7 pp
2019 15.2 −1 pp
2018 16.3 −0.5 pp
2017 16.8 +0 pp
2016 16.7 −1 pp
2015 17.7 −0.7 pp
2014 18.5 +0.2 pp
2013 18.2 +0.1 pp
2012 18.1 +0.5 pp
2011 17.6 −2.7 pp
2010 20.3 +0.1 pp
2009 20.3 +1.6 pp
2008 18.7 −0.3 pp
2007 19 −0.6 pp
2006 19.6 +0.2 pp
2005 19.4 −0.4 pp
2004 19.8 −2 pp
2003 21.8 +0.2 pp
2002 21.5 −0.6 pp
2001 22.2 −0.1 pp
2000 22.3 +0.3 pp
1999 21.9 −0.4 pp
1998 22.3 −0.2 pp
1997 22.5 −1.4 pp
1996 23.9 −0.5 pp
1995 24.5 −0.8 pp
1994 25.2 −0.7 pp
1993 25.9 −2.7 pp
1992 28.7 −0.3 pp
1991 29 —

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.