Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean

Employment in agriculture in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 12.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.4 pp.

2025 12.7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 21.1%1991
Period minimum 12.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean, 1991–202512.51517.52022.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 21.1%1992: 21.1%1993: 20.8%1994: 20.4%1995: 20.1%1996: 19.5%1997: 19.5%1998: 18.4%1999: 18.8%2000: 18.3%2001: 18.4%2002: 18.3%2003: 18.1%2004: 17.8%2005: 17.5%2006: 16.8%2007: 16%2008: 15.5%2009: 15.5%2010: 15.1%2011: 14.9%2012: 14.6%2013: 14.5%2014: 14%2015: 14%2016: 14.1%2017: 14.1%2018: 14.1%2019: 13.8%2020: 14.8%2021: 14.4%2022: 13.6%2023: 13.1%2024: 12.9%2025: 12.7%
Change over the period: −8.4 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 12.7%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.7 −0.1 pp
2024 12.9 −0.3 pp
2023 13.1 −0.5 pp
2022 13.6 −0.8 pp
2021 14.4 −0.4 pp
2020 14.8 +1 pp
2019 13.8 −0.4 pp
2018 14.1 −0 pp
2017 14.1 +0.1 pp
2016 14.1 +0.1 pp
2015 14 −0.1 pp
2014 14 −0.4 pp
2013 14.5 −0.2 pp
2012 14.6 −0.2 pp
2011 14.9 −0.2 pp
2010 15.1 −0.3 pp
2009 15.5 −0 pp
2008 15.5 −0.6 pp
2007 16 −0.8 pp
2006 16.8 −0.7 pp
2005 17.5 −0.4 pp
2004 17.8 −0.2 pp
2003 18.1 −0.3 pp
2002 18.3 −0.1 pp
2001 18.4 +0.1 pp
2000 18.3 −0.5 pp
1999 18.8 +0.4 pp
1998 18.4 −1.1 pp
1997 19.5 +0 pp
1996 19.5 −0.6 pp
1995 20.1 −0.3 pp
1994 20.4 −0.4 pp
1993 20.8 −0.3 pp
1992 21.1 −0 pp
1991 21.1 —

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.