Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Central America

Employment in agriculture in Central America in 2025 — 14.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13 pp.

2025 14.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 27.5%1991
Period minimum 14.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Central America, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.5%1992: 27.4%1993: 27.1%1994: 25.8%1995: 25%1996: 23.9%1997: 24.9%1998: 21.7%1999: 22.4%2000: 20.5%2001: 20.6%2002: 20.4%2003: 19.5%2004: 18.7%2005: 18.3%2006: 17.7%2007: 17.3%2008: 17.3%2009: 17.5%2010: 17.7%2011: 17.7%2012: 17.4%2013: 17%2014: 16.9%2015: 16.6%2016: 16.2%2017: 16.6%2018: 16.4%2019: 15.9%2020: 16.3%2021: 16.2%2022: 15.3%2023: 15%2024: 14.7%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: −13 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 14.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.5 −0.2 pp
2024 14.7 −0.3 pp
2023 15 −0.2 pp
2022 15.3 −0.9 pp
2021 16.2 −0.1 pp
2020 16.3 +0.4 pp
2019 15.9 −0.5 pp
2018 16.4 −0.2 pp
2017 16.6 +0.4 pp
2016 16.2 −0.5 pp
2015 16.6 −0.2 pp
2014 16.9 −0.2 pp
2013 17 −0.3 pp
2012 17.4 −0.3 pp
2011 17.7 −0 pp
2010 17.7 +0.2 pp
2009 17.5 +0.2 pp
2008 17.3 −0 pp
2007 17.3 −0.4 pp
2006 17.7 −0.6 pp
2005 18.3 −0.4 pp
2004 18.7 −0.9 pp
2003 19.5 −0.8 pp
2002 20.4 −0.2 pp
2001 20.6 +0.1 pp
2000 20.5 −1.9 pp
1999 22.4 +0.7 pp
1998 21.7 −3.2 pp
1997 24.9 +0.9 pp
1996 23.9 −1.1 pp
1995 25 −0.8 pp
1994 25.8 −1.2 pp
1993 27.1 −0.3 pp
1992 27.4 −0.1 pp
1991 27.5 —

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.