ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Jamaica
Jamaica: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 217.45 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 217.45 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Jamaica peaked at 298.09 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 200.88 1000 No, in 2011.
Jamaica ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 298.09 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 296.65 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 270.23 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 264.63 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 258.07 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 253.33 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 239.58 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 238.84 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 235.76 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 241.09 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 241.55 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 236.7 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 241.43 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 222.45 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 220.65 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 224.9 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 220.38 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 218.82 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 230.89 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 227.82 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 200.88 1000 No | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 207.65 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 213.33 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 222.84 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 227.47 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 215.07 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 223.1 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 222.29 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 215.79 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 217.22 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 222.4 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 220.09 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 225.1 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 221.14 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 217.45 1000 No | -1.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 217.45 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.69 1000 No, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 217.45 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 366.71 1000 No, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261.69 1000 No | 235.76 1000 No | 298.09 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 229.89 1000 No | 218.82 1000 No | 241.55 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.62 1000 No | 200.88 1000 No | 227.82 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.57 1000 No | 217.22 1000 No | 225.1 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Jamaica?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Jamaica was 217.45 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 298.09 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200.88 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 — 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.