Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 38.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states is 38.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states peaked at 41.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1999.
Pacific island small states ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.2% | — |
| 1992 | 37.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 34.3% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 38.8% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.8% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 12 Mali 63.0% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 61.1% compare
- 14 Ethiopia 60.1% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 58.5% compare
- 16 Eritrea 55.5% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 55.3% compare
- 18 Zambia 54.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pacific island small states was 38.8% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1999.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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).