ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 23.69 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 23.69 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 30.98 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.69 %, in 2025.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 13th of 20 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.98 % | — |
| 1992 | 30.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 30.65 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.36 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.73 % | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 29.22 % | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 29.07 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 28.07 % | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 28.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 27.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 27.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.53 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.9 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 26.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.33 % | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 25.68 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.49 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.24 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.52 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.47 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.04 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 24.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.55 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.45 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.19 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.92 % | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.69 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.67 % | 28.03 % | 30.98 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.6 % | 25.26 % | 27.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.98 % | 24.04 % | 25.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.28 % | 23.69 % | 24.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 10 Uganda 59.4 % compare
- 11 Malawi 59.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 25.6 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9 % compare
- 12 Haiti 58.2 % compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 56.4 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 27.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.3828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.6542 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.5467 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 23.69 % 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.98 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.69 % in 2025.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.