Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states is 13.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states peaked at 24.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2025.
That places Other small states 33rd out of 47 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.5% | — |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 30 Myanmar 45.0% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 44.5% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 44.3% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 43.3% compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 42.5% compare
- 36 Bhutan 42.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Other small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.4482 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 44.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Other small states was 13.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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).