ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.84 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand stood at 1.84 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4.95 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.84 %, in 2025.
That places Australia and New Zealand 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.95 % | — |
| 1992 | 4.72 % | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 4.75 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.58 % | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.35 % | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.27 % | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.25 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.49 % | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 4.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 4.24 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.91 % | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.54 % | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 3.37 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.24 % | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.16 % | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.04 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.96 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.82 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.88 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.55 % | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.28 % | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.19 % | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.21 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.15 % | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.12 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.05 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.29 % | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 2.23 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.89 % | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 1.95 % | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.84 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.53 % | 4.25 % | 4.95 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.46 % | 2.82 % | 4.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 % | 2.05 % | 2.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 % | 1.84 % | 2.29 % | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia and New Zealand
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -0.3793 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3501 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.7658 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -0.6998 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Australia and New Zealand?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Australia and New Zealand was 1.84 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 % in 2025.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.