Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago

Employment in agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 4.5%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.7 pp.

2025 4.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 132of 182
Period maximum 16%1994
Period minimum 4.3%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.2%1992: 15%1993: 14.8%1994: 16%1995: 13.9%1996: 12.7%1997: 12.6%1998: 10.9%1999: 10.9%2000: 9.8%2001: 10.6%2002: 9.3%2003: 8.1%2004: 6.4%2005: 6%2006: 6.1%2007: 5.3%2008: 5.4%2009: 5.5%2010: 5.3%2011: 5.2%2012: 5.2%2013: 4.9%2014: 5.1%2015: 4.8%2016: 4.6%2017: 4.5%2018: 4.4%2019: 4.3%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.4%2022: 4.5%2023: 4.6%2024: 4.7%2025: 4.5%
Change over the period: −10.7 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 4.5%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.5 −0.2 pp
2024 4.7 +0 pp
2023 4.6 +0.1 pp
2022 4.5 −0.9 pp
2021 5.4 −0.2 pp
2020 5.6 +1.3 pp
2019 4.3 −0.1 pp
2018 4.4 −0.1 pp
2017 4.5 −0 pp
2016 4.6 −0.2 pp
2015 4.8 −0.3 pp
2014 5.1 +0.1 pp
2013 4.9 −0.3 pp
2012 5.2 +0 pp
2011 5.2 −0.1 pp
2010 5.3 −0.1 pp
2009 5.5 +0.1 pp
2008 5.4 +0 pp
2007 5.3 −0.8 pp
2006 6.1 +0.1 pp
2005 6 −0.4 pp
2004 6.4 −1.7 pp
2003 8.1 −1.3 pp
2002 9.3 −1.3 pp
2001 10.6 +0.8 pp
2000 9.8 −1.2 pp
1999 10.9 +0 pp
1998 10.9 −1.7 pp
1997 12.6 −0.1 pp
1996 12.7 −1.3 pp
1995 13.9 −2.1 pp
1994 16 +1.2 pp
1993 14.8 −0.2 pp
1992 15 −0.2 pp
1991 15.2 —

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.