Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 8.9% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 14.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2016.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 115th 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 12.1% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 8.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 8.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.6% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 8.9% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2016.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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).