ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 35 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 35 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea peaked at 36.7 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.1 %, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.2 % | — |
| 1992 | 34.2 % | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 33.2 % | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 33.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.5 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 32.8 % | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 33.3 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 33.6 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.7 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 34.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.2 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 32.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 31.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.6 % | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 36.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 36.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 35 % | -1.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 35 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.7 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 35 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.64 % | 32.8 % | 35.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.62 % | 31.6 % | 34.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1 % | 31.1 % | 33.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.92 % | 35 % | 36.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Papua New Guinea was 35 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 % in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.