ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas
Bahamas: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 0.1 % in 2019. ◆ Volatile
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas, 1975–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.1 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas peaked at 2.7 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 2019.
That places Bahamas 109th out of 112 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.7 % | — |
| 1986 | 1.7 % | -37.0% |
| 1989 | 2.2 % | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 1.4 % | -36.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4 % | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6 % | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1 % | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 1.2 % | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2 % | +83.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3 % | -40.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9 % | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4 % | +55.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7 % | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6 % | -64.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4 % | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3 % | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 % | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2 % | -60.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 % | +250.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 % | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8 % | +260.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 % | -94.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.55 %, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.1 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1 %, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +260.0% | 0.5 % | 1.8 % |
| 2008 | +250.0% | 0.2 % | 0.7 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.95 % | 1.7 % | 2.2 % | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.4 % | 0.9 % | 2.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7 % | 0.2 % | 1.7 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.95 % | 0.1 % | 1.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 106 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.2 % compare
- 106 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.2 % compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 0.2 % compare
- 109 Cayman Islands 0.1 % compare
- 109 Singapore 0.1 % compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 0 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas was 0.1 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bahamas ranks 109th out of 112 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — Female — 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.