Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Saint Lucia

Employment in agriculture in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 7.5%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.8 pp.

2025 7.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 117of 182
Period maximum 25.7%1994
Period minimum 7.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Saint Lucia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.3%1992: 22.9%1993: 22.6%1994: 25.7%1995: 24.7%1996: 23.6%1997: 19%1998: 21.6%1999: 20.2%2000: 19.7%2001: 16.3%2002: 13.3%2003: 13.5%2004: 15.2%2005: 12.8%2006: 13.1%2007: 12.9%2008: 12.6%2009: 12.4%2010: 12.1%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.5%2013: 11.4%2014: 11.1%2015: 10.9%2016: 10.6%2017: 10.3%2018: 11.3%2019: 10%2020: 9.3%2021: 11.1%2022: 10.6%2023: 9.9%2024: 7.7%2025: 7.5%
Change over the period: −15.8 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Lucia 7.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.5 −0.2 pp
2024 7.7 −2.3 pp
2023 9.9 −0.7 pp
2022 10.6 −0.5 pp
2021 11.1 +1.8 pp
2020 9.3 −0.6 pp
2019 10 −1.4 pp
2018 11.3 +1 pp
2017 10.3 −0.2 pp
2016 10.6 −0.3 pp
2015 10.9 −0.2 pp
2014 11.1 −0.3 pp
2013 11.4 −0.2 pp
2012 11.5 −0.2 pp
2011 11.8 −0.3 pp
2010 12.1 −0.3 pp
2009 12.4 −0.2 pp
2008 12.6 −0.3 pp
2007 12.9 −0.2 pp
2006 13.1 +0.3 pp
2005 12.8 −2.4 pp
2004 15.2 +1.8 pp
2003 13.5 +0.2 pp
2002 13.3 −3 pp
2001 16.3 −3.4 pp
2000 19.7 −0.6 pp
1999 20.2 −1.3 pp
1998 21.6 +2.5 pp
1997 19 −4.6 pp
1996 23.6 −1.1 pp
1995 24.7 −1 pp
1994 25.7 +3.1 pp
1993 22.6 −0.3 pp
1992 22.9 −0.4 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.