Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Channel Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 2.1% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Channel Islands peaked at 4.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
Channel Islands ranks 160th 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 Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands
- Rural population 113,473 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 67.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
- Land area 198 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land 85.7 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land 43.3% (2021)
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% (2025)
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Channel Islands?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Channel Islands was 2.1% 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 Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Channel Islands rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands 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).