Japan vs Spain: Share of agriculture in total employment
Japan
4.6%
in 2012
Spain
4.5%
in 2007
Japan rank
32nd
Spain rank
33rd
Share of agriculture in total employment over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 70.0% | 68.1% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1910s | 63.0% | 66.6% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 1920s | 54.4% | 58.9% | 4.5% | Spain |
| 1940s | 46.7% | 51.9% | 5.2% | Spain |
| 1950s | 48.1% | 49.6% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 1960s | 24.7% | 34.7% | 10.0% | Spain |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 21.1% | 5.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 14.8% | 4.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of agriculture in total employment, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Spain as of 2012.
- What is the difference in share of agriculture in total employment between Japan and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2007.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of agriculture in total employment?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of agriculture in total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.