Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Paraguay

Employment in agriculture in Paraguay in 2025 — 16%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.5 pp.

2025 16% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 182
Period maximum 33.8%2002
Period minimum 16%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Paraguay, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 28.5%1992: 28.7%1993: 28.6%1994: 28.4%1995: 28.1%1996: 28.3%1997: 28.3%1998: 28.8%1999: 29.6%2000: 32.5%2001: 33.2%2002: 33.8%2003: 31.3%2004: 32.8%2005: 32%2006: 30.3%2007: 28.7%2008: 25.3%2009: 28%2010: 25.6%2011: 25.5%2012: 26.1%2013: 22.8%2014: 22.1%2015: 19.7%2016: 21.3%2017: 20.6%2018: 20.1%2019: 18.7%2020: 21.3%2021: 19.7%2022: 17.4%2023: 17.2%2024: 16.2%2025: 16%
Change over the period: −12.5 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 16%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16 −0.3 pp
2024 16.2 −1 pp
2023 17.2 −0.2 pp
2022 17.4 −2.3 pp
2021 19.7 −1.6 pp
2020 21.3 +2.6 pp
2019 18.7 −1.4 pp
2018 20.1 −0.5 pp
2017 20.6 −0.8 pp
2016 21.3 +1.6 pp
2015 19.7 −2.4 pp
2014 22.1 −0.7 pp
2013 22.8 −3.3 pp
2012 26.1 +0.6 pp
2011 25.5 −0.1 pp
2010 25.6 −2.3 pp
2009 28 +2.7 pp
2008 25.3 −3.4 pp
2007 28.7 −1.6 pp
2006 30.3 −1.7 pp
2005 32 −0.7 pp
2004 32.8 +1.4 pp
2003 31.3 −2.5 pp
2002 33.8 +0.7 pp
2001 33.2 +0.7 pp
2000 32.5 +2.9 pp
1999 29.6 +0.8 pp
1998 28.8 +0.6 pp
1997 28.3 −0.1 pp
1996 28.3 +0.3 pp
1995 28.1 −0.4 pp
1994 28.4 −0.2 pp
1993 28.6 −0.1 pp
1992 28.7 +0.3 pp
1991 28.5 —

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.