Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Venezuela

Employment in agriculture in Venezuela in 2025 — 8.9%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.

2025 8.9% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 182
Period maximum 14.3%1994
Period minimum 6.1%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Venezuela, 1991–202557.51012.51519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.9%1992: 12.1%1993: 11.6%1994: 14.3%1995: 13.9%1996: 13.9%1997: 11.1%1998: 10.3%1999: 10.5%2000: 10.9%2001: 10%2002: 10.3%2003: 11.1%2004: 10.8%2005: 10.3%2006: 9.4%2007: 8.8%2008: 8.5%2009: 8.6%2010: 8.5%2011: 8.1%2012: 7.7%2013: 7.4%2014: 6.8%2015: 6.4%2016: 6.1%2017: 8.1%2018: 8.8%2019: 9.2%2020: 9.8%2021: 9.8%2022: 9.4%2023: 9.2%2024: 8.9%2025: 8.9%
Change over the period: −4.1 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 8.9%
World 25.8%
South America computed 11.4%
Employment in agriculture — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.9 −0 pp
2024 8.9 −0.3 pp
2023 9.2 −0.2 pp
2022 9.4 −0.4 pp
2021 9.8 −0 pp
2020 9.8 +0.6 pp
2019 9.2 +0.4 pp
2018 8.8 +0.7 pp
2017 8.1 +2 pp
2016 6.1 −0.4 pp
2015 6.4 −0.4 pp
2014 6.8 −0.6 pp
2013 7.4 −0.3 pp
2012 7.7 −0.3 pp
2011 8.1 −0.5 pp
2010 8.5 −0.1 pp
2009 8.6 +0.1 pp
2008 8.5 −0.3 pp
2007 8.8 −0.6 pp
2006 9.4 −0.9 pp
2005 10.3 −0.5 pp
2004 10.8 −0.3 pp
2003 11.1 +0.8 pp
2002 10.3 +0.3 pp
2001 10 −1 pp
2000 10.9 +0.4 pp
1999 10.5 +0.2 pp
1998 10.3 −0.8 pp
1997 11.1 −2.8 pp
1996 13.9 +0 pp
1995 13.9 −0.4 pp
1994 14.3 +2.7 pp
1993 11.6 −0.5 pp
1992 12.1 −0.8 pp
1991 12.9 —

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.