ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 44.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 44.5 %.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Vanuatu peaked at 56.5 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.9 %, in 2019.
That places Vanuatu 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.8 % | — |
| 1992 | 55.7 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 55.3 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.3 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 55 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 54.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 55 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 53 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 56.5 % | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 55.1 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 54 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 52.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 50.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 48.3 % | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 44.6 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 42.9 % | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 44.7 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 44.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.5 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.34 % | 54.8 % | 55.9 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.09 % | 52.7 % | 55.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.24 % | 42.9 % | 56.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.72 % | 44.5 % | 45.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 21 Cabo Verde 9.2 % compare
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- 22 Kenya 45.8 % compare
- 23 Myanmar 45 % compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 44.5 % compare
- 26 Bangladesh 44.3 % compare
- 27 Tajikistan 43.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Vanuatu?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Vanuatu was 44.5 % 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9 % in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Vanuatu ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.