Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 22.4% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras peaked at 29.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2016.
That places Honduras 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 22.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 22.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 25.3% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Honduras was 22.4% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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).