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 16.72 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
16.72 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 20 groups
All-time high
17.68 %
in 1991
All-time low
14.42 %
in 2008
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1991–2025

051015201991200820251991: 17.7 %1992: 17.6 %1993: 17.2 %1994: 17.2 %1995: 16.9 %1996: 16.6 %1997: 16.3 %1998: 16.1 %1999: 15.7 %2000: 15.5 %2001: 15.4 %2002: 15.4 %2003: 15.3 %2004: 15.3 %2005: 15 %2006: 14.8 %2007: 14.5 %2008: 14.4 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 14.4 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 14.5 %2013: 14.6 %2014: 14.8 %2015: 14.8 %2016: 14.9 %2017: 15.1 %2018: 15.3 %2019: 15.4 %2020: 16.6 %2021: 17.1 %2022: 17.2 %2023: 16.9 %2024: 16.8 %2025: 16.7 %

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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 16.72 %, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% 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 17.68 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.42 %, in 2008.

That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 17.68 %
1992 17.59 % -0.5%
1993 17.25 % -1.9%
1994 17.22 % -0.2%
1995 16.85 % -2.1%
1996 16.6 % -1.5%
1997 16.26 % -2.0%
1998 16.09 % -1.0%
1999 15.69 % -2.5%
2000 15.48 % -1.3%
2001 15.45 % -0.2%
2002 15.41 % -0.3%
2003 15.33 % -0.5%
2004 15.35 % +0.1%
2005 15.01 % -2.2%
2006 14.76 % -1.7%
2007 14.48 % -1.9%
2008 14.42 % -0.4%
2009 14.49 % +0.5%
2010 14.44 % -0.3%
2011 14.54 % +0.7%
2012 14.49 % -0.3%
2013 14.63 % +1.0%
2014 14.81 % +1.2%
2015 14.78 % -0.2%
2016 14.89 % +0.7%
2017 15.06 % +1.1%
2018 15.27 % +1.4%
2019 15.38 % +0.7%
2020 16.6 % +7.9%
2021 17.15 % +3.3%
2022 17.24 % +0.5%
2023 16.92 % -1.9%
2024 16.77 % -0.9%
2025 16.72 % -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.8 % 15.69 % 17.68 % 9
2000s 15.02 % 14.42 % 15.48 % 10
2010s 14.83 % 14.44 % 15.38 % 10
2020s 16.9 % 16.6 % 17.24 % 6

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.5 % compare
  2. 11 Pakistan 68 % compare
  3. 12 Guinea-Bissau 66.2 % compare
  4. 12 Viet Nam 24.4 % compare
  5. 13 South Sudan 65.4 % compare
  6. 13 Türkiye 18 % compare
  7. 14 Tajikistan 61.4 % compare
  8. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.7 % compare
  9. 15 Zimbabwe 61.1 % compare
  10. 16 Mali 60.9 % compare
  11. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 7.9 % compare
  12. 17 India 59.8 % compare
  13. 17 Polynesia 6.52 % compare

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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 16.72 % 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 17.68 % 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 14.42 % in 2008.
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 14th 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 up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
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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.