ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Melanesia
Melanesia: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 1,718 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Melanesia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Melanesia is 1,718 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Melanesia peaked at 1,718 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 504.18 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Melanesia 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 504.18 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 507.73 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 513.29 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 525.83 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 545.59 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 553.63 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 584.19 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 595.54 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 617.32 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 653.9 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 678.6 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 709.2 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 732.22 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 749.14 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 761 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 781.75 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 798.37 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 830.26 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 848.86 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 873.7 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 929.53 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 982.21 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,038 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1,074 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,122 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,175 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,236 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,309 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1,373 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,487 1000 No | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1,592 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,675 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1,688 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,701 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,718 1000 No | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549.7 1000 No | 504.18 1000 No | 617.32 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 754.33 1000 No | 653.9 1000 No | 848.86 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,111 1000 No | 873.7 1000 No | 1,373 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,644 1000 No | 1,487 1000 No | 1,718 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 21.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Melanesia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Melanesia was 1,718 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,718 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 504.18 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Melanesia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Melanesia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.