Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Melanesia

Employment in agriculture in Melanesia in 2025 — 36.5%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2025 36.5% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 38.1%2022
Period minimum 28.2%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Melanesia, 1991–202527.53032.53537.54019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.4%1992: 29.7%1993: 29.1%1994: 28.8%1995: 28.9%1996: 28.4%1997: 28.9%1998: 28.4%1999: 28.5%2000: 29.1%2001: 29.2%2002: 29.4%2003: 29.4%2004: 29.1%2005: 28.7%2006: 28.5%2007: 28.2%2008: 28.4%2009: 28.2%2010: 28.2%2011: 29%2012: 29.7%2013: 30.4%2014: 30.6%2015: 31.1%2016: 31.6%2017: 32.3%2018: 33.2%2019: 33.8%2020: 36.1%2021: 37.5%2022: 38.1%2023: 37.6%2024: 37%2025: 36.5%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Melanesia 36.5%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.5 −0.5 pp
2024 37 −0.5 pp
2023 37.6 −0.5 pp
2022 38.1 +0.6 pp
2021 37.5 +1.3 pp
2020 36.1 +2.3 pp
2019 33.8 +0.6 pp
2018 33.2 +0.9 pp
2017 32.3 +0.7 pp
2016 31.6 +0.5 pp
2015 31.1 +0.4 pp
2014 30.6 +0.2 pp
2013 30.4 +0.7 pp
2012 29.7 +0.7 pp
2011 29 +0.8 pp
2010 28.2 −0 pp
2009 28.2 −0.2 pp
2008 28.4 +0.2 pp
2007 28.2 −0.3 pp
2006 28.5 −0.2 pp
2005 28.7 −0.4 pp
2004 29.1 −0.3 pp
2003 29.4 −0.1 pp
2002 29.4 +0.3 pp
2001 29.2 +0.1 pp
2000 29.1 +0.6 pp
1999 28.5 +0 pp
1998 28.4 −0.5 pp
1997 28.9 +0.5 pp
1996 28.4 −0.5 pp
1995 28.9 +0.1 pp
1994 28.8 −0.3 pp
1993 29.1 −0.6 pp
1992 29.7 −0.7 pp
1991 30.4 —

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.