Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Sweden

Employment in agriculture in Sweden in 2025 — 1.8%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.7 pp.

2025 1.8% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 182
Period maximum 3.5%1991
Period minimum 1.7%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Sweden, 1991–20251.522.533.5419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 3.5%1992: 3.5%1993: 3.4%1994: 3.4%1995: 3.5%1996: 3.3%1997: 3.2%1998: 3%1999: 3%2000: 2.9%2001: 2.6%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.5%2005: 2.3%2006: 2.2%2007: 2.3%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.2%2010: 2.1%2011: 2%2012: 2.1%2013: 2%2014: 2%2015: 2%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.8%2018: 1.7%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.7%2021: 2%2022: 1.9%2023: 1.8%2024: 1.8%2025: 1.8%
Change over the period: −1.7 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sweden 1.8%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.8 −0 pp
2024 1.8 +0 pp
2023 1.8 −0.1 pp
2022 1.9 −0.1 pp
2021 2 +0.3 pp
2020 1.7 +0 pp
2019 1.7 −0 pp
2018 1.7 −0.1 pp
2017 1.8 −0.1 pp
2016 1.9 −0.2 pp
2015 2 +0.1 pp
2014 2 −0.1 pp
2013 2 −0 pp
2012 2.1 +0.1 pp
2011 2 −0.1 pp
2010 2.1 −0.1 pp
2009 2.2 +0.1 pp
2008 2.1 −0.1 pp
2007 2.3 +0 pp
2006 2.2 −0.1 pp
2005 2.3 −0.2 pp
2004 2.5 −0.1 pp
2003 2.5 +0 pp
2002 2.5 −0.1 pp
2001 2.6 −0.3 pp
2000 2.9 −0.1 pp
1999 3 −0.1 pp
1998 3 −0.2 pp
1997 3.2 −0 pp
1996 3.3 −0.2 pp
1995 3.5 +0.1 pp
1994 3.4 −0 pp
1993 3.4 −0.1 pp
1992 3.5 −0 pp
1991 3.5 —

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.