ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados
Barbados: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 1.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados stood at 1.32 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados peaked at 3.06 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.32 %, in 2023.
That places Barbados 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.33 % | — |
| 2016 | 2.27 % | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.06 % | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 3.04 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.99 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.81 % | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.32 % | -53.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.32 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 %, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.32 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.88 %, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.74 % | 2.27 % | 3.06 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.06 % | 1.32 % | 2.81 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 78 Seychelles 1.48 % compare
- 79 Poland 1.39 % compare
- 81 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.3 % compare
- 82 Japan 1.18 % compare
- 83 Slovenia 1.15 % compare
- 83 Switzerland 1.15 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Barbados was 1.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 % in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Barbados ranks 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Male — 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.