ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South America
South America: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 6,376 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South America, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South America stood at 6,376 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South America peaked at 6,977 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,812 1000 No, in 1991.
South America ranks 14th of 31 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.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,812 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,081 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 4,203 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4,270 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4,594 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 4,385 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4,590 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4,718 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,008 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 5,368 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 6,133 1000 No | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 6,349 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6,431 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6,776 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 6,977 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6,777 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6,503 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6,148 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 5,984 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5,842 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5,789 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5,858 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,865 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,702 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5,834 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,933 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,002 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,165 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6,123 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6,375 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 6,786 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 6,704 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,267 1000 No | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 6,297 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6,376 1000 No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,407 1000 No | 3,812 1000 No | 5,008 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,345 1000 No | 5,368 1000 No | 6,977 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,911 1000 No | 5,702 1000 No | 6,165 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,467 1000 No | 6,267 1000 No | 6,786 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 11 Kenya 5,827 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 841.76 1000 No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 771.03 1000 No compare
- 12 Madagascar 5,492 1000 No compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 534.44 1000 No compare
- 13 Thailand 4,612 1000 No compare
- 14 Niger 4,200 1000 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 489.06 1000 No compare
- 15 Angola 3,865 1000 No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 134.03 1000 No compare
- 16 Myanmar 3,158 1000 No compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 101.12 1000 No compare
- 17 Burundi 3,008 1000 No compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 68.47 1000 No compare
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- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South America?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in South America was 6,376 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,977 1000 No in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,812 1000 No in 1991.
- How does South America rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- South America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.