ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.69 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 16.69 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 27.03 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.69 %, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th of 31 groups 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 - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.03 % | — |
| 1992 | 27.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.77 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 26.29 % | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.77 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.06 % | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.91 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 23.72 % | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 24.18 % | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 23.45 % | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 23.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.26 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 22.26 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.46 % | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.59 % | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 20.06 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.33 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.59 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.09 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.57 % | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.76 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.34 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 19.18 % | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 18.57 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.72 % | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 17.26 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 16.89 % | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 16.69 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.64 % | 23.72 % | 27.03 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.04 % | 20.06 % | 23.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.94 % | 18.34 % | 19.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.72 % | 16.69 % | 19.18 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 54.7 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 17.8 % compare
- 15 Eritrea 53.1 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 17.07 % compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.8 % compare
- 16 Zambia 51.6 % compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Latin America and the Caribbean was 16.69 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.03 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.69 % in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.