Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 32.5% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1995.
Ecuador ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 27.2% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 26.0% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.0% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Ecuador was 32.5% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).