ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 18.9 % in 2012. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua, 2003–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua stood at 18.9 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua peaked at 18.9 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.2 %, in 2008.
That places Nicaragua 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.4 % | — |
| 2004 | 10.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.3 % | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2 % | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9 % | +204.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 18.9 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.45 %, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 18.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1 %, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.72 % | 6.2 % | 10.6 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.9 % | 18.9 % | 18.9 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Nicaragua was 18.9 % in 2012, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2012.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.