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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China

China: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.011 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
25th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.011 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, 1991–2023

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251991200720231991: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1992: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China stood at 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China peaked at 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

China ranks 25th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1991 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre —
1992 0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1993 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre -2.7%
1994 0.0224 1000 No per square kilometre -2.6%
1995 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre -2.5%
1996 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre -2.1%
1997 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1998 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre -2.4%
2005 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre -2.8%
2006 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre -3.3%
2007 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre -3.1%
2008 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre -2.4%
2009 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre -3.1%
2010 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre -2.7%
2011 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre -4.1%
2012 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre -3.3%
2013 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre -5.5%
2014 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre -5.1%
2015 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre -3.5%
2016 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre -3.0%
2017 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre -2.9%
2018 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre -3.5%
2019 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre -4.1%
2020 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre -6.7%
2021 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2022 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2023 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 22 Saint Lucia 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 23 Ghana 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 24 Mauritius 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 26 Myanmar 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 27 Madagascar 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 28 Bahrain 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China was 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does China rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
China ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
167 places, 5,389 data points, 1991–2023
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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.