ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador

Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 1,764 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,764 1000 No
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
15th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1,840 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
937.96 1000 No
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador, 2001–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2001201320252001: 1.1k 1000 No2003: 938 1000 No2004: 1.1k 1000 No2005: 1.1k 1000 No2006: 1.1k 1000 No2007: 990 1000 No2008: 993.7 1000 No2009: 1.1k 1000 No2010: 1.0k 1000 No2011: 1.1k 1000 No2012: 1.1k 1000 No2013: 1.1k 1000 No2014: 971.8 1000 No2015: 1.1k 1000 No2016: 1.3k 1000 No2017: 1.4k 1000 No2018: 1.5k 1000 No2019: 1.6k 1000 No2020: 1.5k 1000 No2021: 1.8k 1000 No2022: 1.8k 1000 No2023: 1.6k 1000 No2024: 1.8k 1000 No2025: 1.8k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador is 1,764 1000 No, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador peaked at 1,840 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 937.96 1000 No, in 2003.

That places Ecuador 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value in Ecuador, 2001 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2001 1,099 1000 No
2003 937.96 1000 No -14.7%
2004 1,099 1000 No +17.1%
2005 1,109 1000 No +0.9%
2006 1,130 1000 No +1.9%
2007 989.97 1000 No -12.4%
2008 993.7 1000 No +0.4%
2009 1,080 1000 No +8.7%
2010 1,033 1000 No -4.4%
2011 1,071 1000 No +3.7%
2012 1,107 1000 No +3.4%
2013 1,084 1000 No -2.1%
2014 971.76 1000 No -10.4%
2015 1,124 1000 No +15.7%
2016 1,306 1000 No +16.2%
2017 1,411 1000 No +8.0%
2018 1,482 1000 No +5.0%
2019 1,561 1000 No +5.3%
2020 1,528 1000 No -2.2%
2021 1,777 1000 No +16.3%
2022 1,766 1000 No -0.6%
2023 1,604 1000 No -9.1%
2024 1,840 1000 No +14.7%
2025 1,764 1000 No -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,055 1000 No 937.96 1000 No 1,130 1000 No 8
2010s 1,215 1000 No 971.76 1000 No 1,561 1000 No 10
2020s 1,713 1000 No 1,528 1000 No 1,840 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 12 Egypt 2,946 1000 No compare
  2. 13 Colombia 2,145 1000 No compare
  3. 14 Zimbabwe 2,089 1000 No compare
  4. 16 Japan 1,384 1000 No compare
  5. 17 Sri Lanka 1,358 1000 No compare
  6. 18 Republic of Korea 1,279 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Ecuador was 1,764 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1,840 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 937.96 1000 No in 2003.
How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
Ecuador ranks 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 1,846 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.