ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Americas
Americas: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 11.31 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Americas, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Americas is 11.31 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Americas peaked at 17.84 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.31 %, in 2025.
That places Americas 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.75 % | — |
| 1992 | 17.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 17.67 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 17.39 % | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 16.99 % | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 16.53 % | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 16.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.72 % | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 15.87 % | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.32 % | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 15.25 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.04 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.89 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.61 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.13 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.59 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.38 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.78 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.13 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.99 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.65 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.32 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.74 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.42 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.91 % | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.61 % | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 11.41 % | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.31 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.91 % | 15.72 % | 17.84 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.52 % | 13.38 % | 15.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 % | 12.32 % | 13.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 % | 11.31 % | 12.74 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 17 Afghanistan 50.2 % compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.4 % compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 50 % compare
- 18 Türkiye 12.3 % compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 12.6 % compare
- 19 Myanmar 49.2 % compare
- 20 Angola 48.1 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 2.31 % compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 47.6 % compare
- 22 Benin 46.8 % compare
- 23 Guinea 46.7 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Americas?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Americas was 11.31 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 17.84 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 % in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Americas ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — 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.