ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Northern America
Northern America: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.94 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Northern America, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 1.94 % 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 2.5% 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 Northern America peaked at 4.28 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.94 %, in 2025.
Northern America ranks 31st of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.28 % | — |
| 1992 | 4.25 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.06 % | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.04 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.88 % | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.82 % | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.61 % | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.31 % | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 3.08 % | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.87 % | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.68 % | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.61 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.53 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.38 % | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.44 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.49 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.59 % | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.46 % | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.43 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.47 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.64 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.57 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.45 % | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.41 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.17 % | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.02 % | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.99 % | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.94 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 % | 3.61 % | 4.28 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.69 % | 2.38 % | 3.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 % | 2.41 % | 2.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 % | 1.94 % | 2.3 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.9634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Northern America?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Northern America was 1.94 % 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 % in 2025.
- How does Northern America rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Northern America ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.