Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Australia and New Zealand

Employment in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 2.7%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2025 2.7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 6.7%1991
Period minimum 2.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Australia and New Zealand, 1991–2025246819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.7%1992: 6.5%1993: 6.5%1994: 6.3%1995: 6.1%1996: 6.1%1997: 6%1998: 5.9%1999: 6.2%2000: 6%2001: 5.9%2002: 5.6%2003: 5%2004: 4.8%2005: 4.5%2006: 4.4%2007: 4.3%2008: 4.2%2009: 4%2010: 4.1%2011: 3.7%2012: 3.7%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.4%2015: 3.2%2016: 3.3%2017: 3.2%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.1%2022: 2.8%2023: 2.7%2024: 2.8%2025: 2.7%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 2.7%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.7 −0.1 pp
2024 2.8 +0 pp
2023 2.7 −0.1 pp
2022 2.8 −0.3 pp
2021 3.1 −0.2 pp
2020 3.3 +0.2 pp
2019 3.1 −0.1 pp
2018 3.2 −0.1 pp
2017 3.2 −0.1 pp
2016 3.3 +0.1 pp
2015 3.2 −0.2 pp
2014 3.4 −0.1 pp
2013 3.4 −0.2 pp
2012 3.7 −0 pp
2011 3.7 −0.4 pp
2010 4.1 +0 pp
2009 4 −0.1 pp
2008 4.2 −0.1 pp
2007 4.3 −0.1 pp
2006 4.4 −0.1 pp
2005 4.5 −0.2 pp
2004 4.8 −0.3 pp
2003 5 −0.5 pp
2002 5.6 −0.4 pp
2001 5.9 −0 pp
2000 6 −0.2 pp
1999 6.2 +0.2 pp
1998 5.9 −0.1 pp
1997 6 −0.1 pp
1996 6.1 +0 pp
1995 6.1 −0.2 pp
1994 6.3 −0.2 pp
1993 6.5 +0 pp
1992 6.5 −0.3 pp
1991 6.7 —

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.