Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 36.9% against 35.6% in Fiji, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 27.4% | 6.8% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 27.5% | 2.8% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 29.4% | 9.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 37.5% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 36.9% against 35.6% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Fiji ranks 46th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).