ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 26.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia, 1976–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia stood at 26.8 %.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia peaked at 67.3 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 26 %, in 2021.
That places Indonesia 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 67.3 % | — |
| 1977 | 59.2 % | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 57.7 % | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 59 % | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 54.2 % | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 53.8 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 53.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 55.7 % | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 55.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 56.8 % | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 57 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 43.8 % | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 46.7 % | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 44.5 % | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.4 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.5 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 44.6 % | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 44.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1 % | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 41.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.9 % | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 38.4 % | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 36.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9 % | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.1 % | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 28.8 % | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.6 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26 % | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 26.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.8 % | +1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 26.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.95 %, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 26.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.35 %, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.8 % | 57.7 % | 67.3 % | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.24 % | 53.6 % | 57 % | 7 |
| 1990s | 43.8 % | 43.8 % | 43.8 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.67 % | 39.9 % | 47.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.35 % | 26.6 % | 38.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.62 % | 26 % | 27.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia was 26.8 % in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3 % in 1976.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 % in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Indonesia ranks 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.