ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Caribbean
Caribbean: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 18.85 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Caribbean, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 18.85 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Caribbean peaked at 26.75 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.85 %, in 2025.
Caribbean ranks 15th 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.67 % | — |
| 1992 | 26.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.52 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 26.37 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 25.69 % | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 25.32 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 25.08 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 24.16 % | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 23.94 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 23.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 23.34 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 23.03 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.55 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 21.78 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.04 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 21.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.6 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.56 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 21.62 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.34 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.07 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.16 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.75 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.31 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.3 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.99 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.59 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.29 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 19.94 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.51 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.21 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 18.85 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.61 % | 23.94 % | 26.75 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.34 % | 21.04 % | 23.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 % | 19.59 % | 21.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.47 % | 18.85 % | 20.29 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.7 % compare
- 12 Ethiopia 60.1 % compare
- 13 Eritrea 55.5 % compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 55.3 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 16.3 % compare
- 15 Türkiye 14.2 % compare
- 15 Zambia 54.5 % compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.6 % compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 54.3 % compare
- 17 Angola 51.9 % compare
- 17 Polynesia 12.64 % compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 51.8 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Caribbean?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Caribbean was 18.85 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.85 % in 2025.
- How does Caribbean rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Caribbean ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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 — 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.