Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Norway

Employment in agriculture in Norway in 2025 — 2.5%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.3 pp.

2025 2.5% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 182
Period maximum 5.8%1991
Period minimum 2%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Norway, 1991–20252345619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.8%1992: 5.5%1993: 5.5%1994: 5.3%1995: 5.5%1996: 5.4%1997: 5.1%1998: 4.7%1999: 4.6%2000: 4.3%2001: 4.1%2002: 3.9%2003: 3.8%2004: 3.6%2005: 3.3%2006: 3.2%2007: 3%2008: 2.6%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.2%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.2%2015: 2.1%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 2.1%2020: 2%2021: 2.4%2022: 2.3%2023: 2.4%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.5%
Change over the period: −3.3 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Norway 2.5%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.5 −0.1 pp
2024 2.6 +0.2 pp
2023 2.4 +0.1 pp
2022 2.3 −0.1 pp
2021 2.4 +0.4 pp
2020 2 −0 pp
2019 2.1 +0 pp
2018 2.1 −0.1 pp
2017 2.2 +0.1 pp
2016 2.1 −0 pp
2015 2.1 −0.2 pp
2014 2.2 −0.1 pp
2013 2.3 +0.1 pp
2012 2.2 −0.3 pp
2011 2.5 −0 pp
2010 2.5 −0.3 pp
2009 2.8 +0.2 pp
2008 2.6 −0.4 pp
2007 3 −0.2 pp
2006 3.2 −0.1 pp
2005 3.3 −0.3 pp
2004 3.6 −0.2 pp
2003 3.8 −0.1 pp
2002 3.9 −0.1 pp
2001 4.1 −0.2 pp
2000 4.3 −0.3 pp
1999 4.6 −0.1 pp
1998 4.7 −0.3 pp
1997 5.1 −0.3 pp
1996 5.4 −0.1 pp
1995 5.5 +0.2 pp
1994 5.3 −0.3 pp
1993 5.5 −0 pp
1992 5.5 −0.3 pp
1991 5.8 —

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.