Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 27.3% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Indonesia peaked at 47.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.7% | — |
| 1992 | 46.9% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -2.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 27.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 27.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 42.6% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.5% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.3% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Indonesia?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Indonesia was 27.3% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).