ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand
New Zealand: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was -1.72 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded -1.72 % change on previous year for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is up 34.8% on the previous year and down 349.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand peaked at 12.72 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -7.77 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places New Zealand 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -0.4408 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -599.5% |
| 1995 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1996 | 0.31 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1997 | -7.77 % change on previous year | -2606.0% |
| 1998 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1999 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -767.5% |
| 2000 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2001 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -232.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3824 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2003 | -5.02 % change on previous year | +1212.7% |
| 2004 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2005 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -209.9% |
| 2007 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2008 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -253.4% |
| 2009 | -6.2 % change on previous year | +195.8% |
| 2010 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2011 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2012 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 2013 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +137.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4564 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6884 % change on previous year | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 12.72 % change on previous year | +1747.3% |
| 2017 | -0.3518 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2018 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +1147.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6558 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 2020 | 4.06 % change on previous year | +519.2% |
| 2021 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2023 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -590.9% |
| 2024 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2025 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -2606.0% | 0.31 % change on previous year | -7.77 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1747.3% | 0.6884 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1212.7% | -0.3824 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4597 % change on previous year | -7.77 % change on previous year | 12.11 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -6.2 % change on previous year | 7.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -4.39 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1595 % change on previous year | -5.27 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 119 Jamaica -1.67 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Australia -1.71 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Australia and New Zealand -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Djibouti -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Uruguay -1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Thailand -1.83 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand was -1.72 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.77 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 349.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.