Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Lithuania

Employment in agriculture in Lithuania in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 18.6 pp.

2025 4.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 182
Period maximum 23.3%1991
Period minimum 4.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Lithuania, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.3%1992: 23.3%1993: 23.1%1994: 22.6%1995: 22%1996: 21.5%1997: 20.6%1998: 19.6%1999: 20%2000: 19.2%2001: 17.6%2002: 18.6%2003: 18.7%2004: 16.3%2005: 14.3%2006: 13.8%2007: 11.3%2008: 8.1%2009: 9%2010: 8.8%2011: 8.5%2012: 8.8%2013: 8.4%2014: 9.2%2015: 9.1%2016: 8%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.2%2019: 6.4%2020: 5.7%2021: 5.3%2022: 5.5%2023: 5.1%2024: 4.8%2025: 4.7%
Change over the period: −18.6 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lithuania 4.7%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.7 −0.2 pp
2024 4.8 −0.2 pp
2023 5.1 −0.4 pp
2022 5.5 +0.1 pp
2021 5.3 −0.4 pp
2020 5.7 −0.7 pp
2019 6.4 −0.7 pp
2018 7.2 −0.6 pp
2017 7.8 −0.2 pp
2016 8 −1.1 pp
2015 9.1 −0.1 pp
2014 9.2 +0.7 pp
2013 8.4 −0.4 pp
2012 8.8 +0.3 pp
2011 8.5 −0.3 pp
2010 8.8 −0.2 pp
2009 9 +0.9 pp
2008 8.1 −3.3 pp
2007 11.3 −2.5 pp
2006 13.8 −0.4 pp
2005 14.3 −2 pp
2004 16.3 −2.4 pp
2003 18.7 +0.1 pp
2002 18.6 +1.1 pp
2001 17.6 −1.7 pp
2000 19.2 −0.7 pp
1999 20 +0.4 pp
1998 19.6 −1 pp
1997 20.6 −0.8 pp
1996 21.5 −0.6 pp
1995 22 −0.5 pp
1994 22.6 −0.5 pp
1993 23.1 −0.2 pp
1992 23.3 −0 pp
1991 23.3 —

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.