Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 1.2% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 2.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 173rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +84.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 5% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +84.2% | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| 2020 | -31.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 170 United States of America 1.5% compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 1.4% compare
- 172 Barbados 1.2% compare
- 174 Djibouti 1.2% compare
- 175 Puerto Rico 1.1% compare
- 176 Canada 1.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brunei Darussalam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3272 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Brunei Darussalam was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total 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).