Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Peru

Employment in agriculture in Peru in 2025 — 23.1%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10 pp.

2025 23.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 33.6%1992
Period minimum 23.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Peru, 1991–20252025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.2%1992: 33.6%1993: 33.2%1994: 32%1995: 31.4%1996: 31.3%1997: 30.9%1998: 31.2%1999: 31.3%2000: 31.2%2001: 31.4%2002: 30.8%2003: 30.4%2004: 30%2005: 29.2%2006: 28.3%2007: 27.2%2008: 26.5%2009: 25.8%2010: 24.9%2011: 25.2%2012: 24.3%2013: 24.1%2014: 24.5%2015: 25.1%2016: 25.1%2017: 24.3%2018: 24.2%2019: 23.7%2020: 31.6%2021: 25.9%2022: 25.7%2023: 24%2024: 23.4%2025: 23.1%
Change over the period: −10 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Peru 23.1%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.1 −0.3 pp
2024 23.4 −0.5 pp
2023 24 −1.7 pp
2022 25.7 −0.3 pp
2021 25.9 −5.7 pp
2020 31.6 +7.9 pp
2019 23.7 −0.5 pp
2018 24.2 −0.1 pp
2017 24.3 −0.8 pp
2016 25.1 +0 pp
2015 25.1 +0.6 pp
2014 24.5 +0.3 pp
2013 24.1 −0.1 pp
2012 24.3 −0.9 pp
2011 25.2 +0.2 pp
2010 24.9 −0.9 pp
2009 25.8 −0.7 pp
2008 26.5 −0.7 pp
2007 27.2 −1.1 pp
2006 28.3 −0.9 pp
2005 29.2 −0.7 pp
2004 30 −0.5 pp
2003 30.4 −0.4 pp
2002 30.8 −0.5 pp
2001 31.4 +0.2 pp
2000 31.2 −0.1 pp
1999 31.3 +0.1 pp
1998 31.2 +0.3 pp
1997 30.9 −0.5 pp
1996 31.3 −0 pp
1995 31.4 −0.6 pp
1994 32 −1.2 pp
1993 33.2 −0.4 pp
1992 33.6 +0.4 pp
1991 33.2 —

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.