Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Puerto Rico

Employment in agriculture in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 1.1%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.8 pp.

2025 1.1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 170of 182
Period maximum 3.9%1991
Period minimum 1.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Puerto Rico, 1991–20250123419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 3.9%1992: 3.8%1993: 3.7%1994: 3.9%1995: 3.2%1996: 3%1997: 3.1%1998: 2.7%1999: 2.4%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.2%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.2%2004: 2.4%2005: 2.3%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.3%2008: 1.7%2009: 1.6%2010: 1.6%2011: 1.5%2012: 1.5%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.4%2015: 1.4%2016: 1.3%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.3%2019: 1.3%2020: 1.3%2021: 1.3%2022: 1.2%2023: 1.2%2024: 1.2%2025: 1.1%
Change over the period: −2.8 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Puerto Rico 1.1%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.1 −0 pp
2024 1.2 −0 pp
2023 1.2 −0 pp
2022 1.2 −0.1 pp
2021 1.3 −0 pp
2020 1.3 +0 pp
2019 1.3 −0 pp
2018 1.3 −0 pp
2017 1.3 −0 pp
2016 1.3 −0 pp
2015 1.4 −0 pp
2014 1.4 −0 pp
2013 1.4 −0 pp
2012 1.5 −0 pp
2011 1.5 −0 pp
2010 1.6 −0 pp
2009 1.6 −0 pp
2008 1.7 +0.4 pp
2007 1.3 −0.3 pp
2006 1.6 −0.7 pp
2005 2.3 −0 pp
2004 2.4 +0.1 pp
2003 2.2 +0 pp
2002 2.2 −0.1 pp
2001 2.2 +0.1 pp
2000 2.1 −0.3 pp
1999 2.4 −0.3 pp
1998 2.7 −0.4 pp
1997 3.1 +0.1 pp
1996 3 −0.2 pp
1995 3.2 −0.7 pp
1994 3.9 +0.1 pp
1993 3.7 −0.1 pp
1992 3.8 −0.1 pp
1991 3.9 —

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.