Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Uruguay

Employment in agriculture in Uruguay in 2025 — 8.1%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.7 pp.

2025 8.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 182
Period maximum 12.9%2004
Period minimum 8.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Uruguay, 1991–2025810121419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.8%1992: 12.2%1993: 10.9%1994: 11.7%1995: 12.9%1996: 12.4%1997: 11.8%1998: 11.5%1999: 11.2%2000: 10.9%2001: 11.2%2002: 11.3%2003: 12%2004: 12.9%2005: 12.2%2006: 11.7%2007: 11.6%2008: 11.5%2009: 11.9%2010: 12.6%2011: 10.7%2012: 9.4%2013: 10.1%2014: 10%2015: 9.6%2016: 9%2017: 9.5%2018: 9.1%2019: 8.9%2020: 9.1%2021: 9%2022: 8.7%2023: 8.6%2024: 8.3%2025: 8.1%
Change over the period: −4.7 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uruguay 8.1%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.1 −0.2 pp
2024 8.3 −0.3 pp
2023 8.6 −0.1 pp
2022 8.7 −0.3 pp
2021 9 −0.1 pp
2020 9.1 +0.2 pp
2019 8.9 −0.2 pp
2018 9.1 −0.4 pp
2017 9.5 +0.6 pp
2016 9 −0.6 pp
2015 9.6 −0.3 pp
2014 10 −0.2 pp
2013 10.1 +0.7 pp
2012 9.4 −1.3 pp
2011 10.7 −1.9 pp
2010 12.6 +0.7 pp
2009 11.9 +0.4 pp
2008 11.5 −0.1 pp
2007 11.6 −0.1 pp
2006 11.7 −0.5 pp
2005 12.2 −0.7 pp
2004 12.9 +0.9 pp
2003 12 +0.7 pp
2002 11.3 +0.1 pp
2001 11.2 +0.3 pp
2000 10.9 −0.3 pp
1999 11.2 −0.2 pp
1998 11.5 −0.4 pp
1997 11.8 −0.5 pp
1996 12.4 −0.5 pp
1995 12.9 +1.1 pp
1994 11.7 +0.9 pp
1993 10.9 −1.4 pp
1992 12.2 −0.6 pp
1991 12.8 —

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.