Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — South-Eastern Asia

Employment in agriculture in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 26.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 27.8 pp.

2025 26.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 54.4%1991
Period minimum 26.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — South-Eastern Asia, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.4%1992: 53.9%1993: 52.7%1994: 51.8%1995: 50.3%1996: 49%1997: 47.6%1998: 48.5%1999: 48.1%2000: 47.8%2001: 46.6%2002: 46.3%2003: 46.3%2004: 44.5%2005: 44%2006: 42.4%2007: 41.6%2008: 40.9%2009: 40.4%2010: 39.8%2011: 39.2%2012: 38.6%2013: 37.4%2014: 36.1%2015: 34.7%2016: 33.3%2017: 32.4%2018: 31.3%2019: 30.1%2020: 30.1%2021: 29.3%2022: 29.6%2023: 28.1%2024: 27.2%2025: 26.6%
Change over the period: −27.8 pp Annual average: -0.82 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 26.6%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.6 −0.6 pp
2024 27.2 −0.8 pp
2023 28.1 −1.5 pp
2022 29.6 +0.3 pp
2021 29.3 −0.8 pp
2020 30.1 +0 pp
2019 30.1 −1.2 pp
2018 31.3 −1.1 pp
2017 32.4 −0.9 pp
2016 33.3 −1.4 pp
2015 34.7 −1.4 pp
2014 36.1 −1.3 pp
2013 37.4 −1.1 pp
2012 38.6 −0.7 pp
2011 39.2 −0.5 pp
2010 39.8 −0.6 pp
2009 40.4 −0.5 pp
2008 40.9 −0.7 pp
2007 41.6 −0.8 pp
2006 42.4 −1.6 pp
2005 44 −0.5 pp
2004 44.5 −1.8 pp
2003 46.3 +0 pp
2002 46.3 −0.3 pp
2001 46.6 −1.2 pp
2000 47.8 −0.3 pp
1999 48.1 −0.4 pp
1998 48.5 +1 pp
1997 47.6 −1.4 pp
1996 49 −1.3 pp
1995 50.3 −1.5 pp
1994 51.8 −0.9 pp
1993 52.7 −1.1 pp
1992 53.9 −0.5 pp
1991 54.4 —

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.