ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico

Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 101 countries
All-time high
9.34 %
in 2002
All-time low
7.89 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico, 2001–2024

02468102001201220242001: 9.3 %2002: 9.3 %2003: 8.7 %2004: 8.3 %2005: 8.3 %2006: 8.2 %2007: 7.9 %2008: 8.1 %2009: 8.4 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 8.5 %2012: 8.5 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 8.8 %2017: 8.7 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 8.6 %2020: 8.5 %2021: 9.1 %2022: 8.5 %2023: 8.1 %2024: 8 %

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 8 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico peaked at 9.34 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.89 %, in 2007.

That places Mexico 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value in Mexico, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 9.28 %
2002 9.34 % +0.6%
2003 8.71 % -6.7%
2004 8.33 % -4.4%
2005 8.35 % +0.2%
2006 8.23 % -1.4%
2007 7.89 % -4.1%
2008 8.05 % +2.0%
2009 8.44 % +4.8%
2010 8.41 % -0.4%
2011 8.52 % +1.3%
2012 8.5 % -0.2%
2013 8.44 % -0.7%
2014 8.63 % +2.3%
2015 8.55 % -0.9%
2016 8.77 % +2.6%
2017 8.68 % -1.0%
2018 8.61 % -0.8%
2019 8.64 % +0.3%
2020 8.53 % -1.3%
2021 9.05 % +6.1%
2022 8.5 % -6.1%
2023 8.09 % -4.8%
2024 8 % -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.51 % 7.89 % 9.34 % 9
2010s 8.57 % 8.41 % 8.77 % 10
2020s 8.43 % 8 % 9.05 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Mexico was 8 % in 2024, 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 9.34 % in 2002.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 7.89 % in 2007.
How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
Mexico ranks 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — 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
111 places, 2,301 data points, 1948–2025
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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.