ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Central America
Central America: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 5.75 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Central America, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 5.75 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Central America peaked at 11.92 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.28 %, in 2016.
Central America ranks 20th 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.75 % | — |
| 1992 | 10.92 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.97 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.52 % | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.36 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.32 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.92 % | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 8.82 % | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 9.36 % | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 7.85 % | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 7.27 % | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 7.23 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.02 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.46 % | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 6.51 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.44 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.25 % | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.11 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.83 % | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.93 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.82 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.93 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.68 % | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.54 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.47 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.34 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.73 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.12 % | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7 % | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 6.01 % | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.87 % | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 5.75 % | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -26.0% | 11.92 % | 8.82 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.44 % | 8.82 % | 11.92 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7 % | 5.83 % | 7.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 % | 5.28 % | 5.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 % | 5.7 % | 6.12 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 17 India 59.8 % compare
- 17 Polynesia 6.52 % compare
- 18 Eritrea 58.1 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.6 % compare
- 19 Zambia 58 % compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 56.2 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.66 % compare
- 21 Angola 55.9 % compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 53.8 % compare
- 23 Cabo Verde 4.9 % compare
- 23 Kenya 53.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 22.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Central America?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Central America was 5.75 % 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 % in 2016.
- How does Central America rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Central America ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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 — Female — 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.