ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 15 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Costa Rica peaked at 26.4 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15 %, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 90th out of 175 countries 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.4 % | — |
| 1992 | 25.3 % | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 23.2 % | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 22.3 % | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 22 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 21.6 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.4 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.2 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.7 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 21.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.5 % | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 19.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 20 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5 % | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8 % | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2 % | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9 % | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.4 % | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 20.1 % | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 19.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.5 % | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.4 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 17 % | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3 % | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 15 % | -2.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.25 %, 4.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1 %, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.73 % | 21.2 % | 26.4 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.28 % | 16.1 % | 21.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.77 % | 16.9 % | 20.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.37 % | 15 % | 20.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Costa Rica?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Costa Rica was 15 % 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 % in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.