Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Spain

Employment in agriculture in Spain in 2025 — 3.4%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.2 pp.

2025 3.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 10.6%1991
Period minimum 3.4%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Spain, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.6%1992: 9.7%1993: 9.8%1994: 9.5%1995: 9%1996: 8.4%1997: 8%1998: 7.7%1999: 7.2%2000: 6.7%2001: 6.6%2002: 6%2003: 5.7%2004: 5.5%2005: 5.3%2006: 4.9%2007: 4.4%2008: 3.9%2009: 4%2010: 4.1%2011: 3.8%2012: 4.2%2013: 4.3%2014: 4.3%2015: 4%2016: 4.2%2017: 4.3%2018: 4.1%2019: 4.1%2020: 3.9%2021: 4.1%2022: 4%2023: 3.5%2024: 3.5%2025: 3.4%
Change over the period: −7.2 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 3.4%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.4 −0.1 pp
2024 3.5 −0 pp
2023 3.5 −0.5 pp
2022 4 −0.1 pp
2021 4.1 +0.2 pp
2020 3.9 −0.2 pp
2019 4.1 +0 pp
2018 4.1 −0.2 pp
2017 4.3 +0.1 pp
2016 4.2 +0.2 pp
2015 4 −0.3 pp
2014 4.3 −0.1 pp
2013 4.3 +0.1 pp
2012 4.2 +0.4 pp
2011 3.8 −0.3 pp
2010 4.1 +0.1 pp
2009 4 +0.1 pp
2008 3.9 −0.5 pp
2007 4.4 −0.6 pp
2006 4.9 −0.4 pp
2005 5.3 −0.2 pp
2004 5.5 −0.2 pp
2003 5.7 −0.3 pp
2002 6 −0.6 pp
2001 6.6 −0.1 pp
2000 6.7 −0.5 pp
1999 7.2 −0.5 pp
1998 7.7 −0.3 pp
1997 8 −0.3 pp
1996 8.4 −0.6 pp
1995 9 −0.5 pp
1994 9.5 −0.3 pp
1993 9.8 +0.1 pp
1992 9.7 −0.9 pp
1991 10.6 —

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.