ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland

China, mainland: ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in was 4.07 % in 2002. ▼ Falling

Latest (2002)
4.07 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
21st
of 29 countries
All-time high
6.06 %
in 1989
All-time low
4.07 %
in 2002
Years of data
16
1987–2002

ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland, 1987–2002

02461987199420021987: 6 %1988: 5.8 %1989: 6.1 %1990: 5.9 %1991: 5.6 %1992: 5.1 %1993: 4.8 %1994: 4.6 %1995: 4.4 %1996: 4.2 %1997: 4.2 %1998: 4.4 %1999: 4.4 %2000: 4.4 %2001: 4.2 %2002: 4.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 4.07 % for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland peaked at 6.06 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.07 %, in 2002.

That places China, mainland 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value in China, mainland, 1987 to 2002.
Year % Change
1987 5.99 %
1988 5.8 % -3.2%
1989 6.06 % +4.5%
1990 5.9 % -2.6%
1991 5.62 % -4.7%
1992 5.12 % -8.9%
1993 4.77 % -6.8%
1994 4.58 % -4.0%
1995 4.43 % -3.3%
1996 4.16 % -6.1%
1997 4.17 % +0.2%
1998 4.43 % +6.2%
1999 4.41 % -0.5%
2000 4.39 % -0.5%
2001 4.24 % -3.4%
2002 4.07 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.95 % 5.8 % 6.06 % 3
1990s 4.76 % 4.16 % 5.9 % 10
2000s 4.23 % 4.07 % 4.39 % 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland?
Ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in in China, mainland was 4.07 % in 2002, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 6.06 % in 1989.
What is the lowest ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 % in 2002.
How does China, mainland rank for ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in?
China, mainland ranks 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2002.
Is ilostat - employment surveys — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Employment surveys — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
29 places, 503 data points, 1969–2020
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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.