Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Macau, China 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 15% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More agriculture & rural data for Macau, China
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Macau, China was 0.4% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macau, China 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).