ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas
Bahamas: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.6 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
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 1.6 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas peaked at 11.8 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.6 %, in 2019.
That places Bahamas 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.8 % | — |
| 1986 | 7.8 % | -33.9% |
| 1989 | 6.4 % | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 8.6 % | +34.4% |
| 1992 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9 % | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 8.8 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 7.3 % | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1 % | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 6 % | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7 % | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6 % | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3 % | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2 % | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4 % | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 % | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9 % | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1 % | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6 % | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6 % | -71.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.6 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 %, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.6 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8 % | 11.8 % | 11.8 % | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.1 % | 6.4 % | 7.8 % | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.68 % | 6 % | 9 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.66 % | 4.2 % | 8.2 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6 % | 1.6 % | 5.6 % | 2 |
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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 1.6 % 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 11.8 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 % in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bahamas ranks 99th out of 113 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 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — 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.