Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti
Haiti: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 46.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 46.6% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti peaked at 54.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2019.
That places Haiti 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.2% | — |
| 1992 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 46.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 46.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 51.6% | 54.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 48.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.6% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 50.5% compare
- 25 Guinea 47.4% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 45.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 425.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1649 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Haiti was 46.6% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Haiti ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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).