Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 12.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela stood at 12.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela peaked at 21.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.5% | — |
| 1992 | 18.3% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 12.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.5% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Venezuela was 12.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Venezuela ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).