ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 31.5 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 31.5 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua peaked at 36.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2 %, in 2017.
That places Nicaragua 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.8 % | — |
| 1992 | 33.5 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 33.3 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.3 % | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 34.6 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 34.8 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.6 % | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 35.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.9 % | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 36.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33 % | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 33.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 32.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 31.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 31 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 31.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.5 % | -0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 31.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1 %, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 31.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5 %, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.49 % | 32.8 % | 35.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.33 % | 32.3 % | 36.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.32 % | 30.2 % | 32.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.63 % | 31.5 % | 31.7 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua was 31.5 % in 2022, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 % in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.