ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Belize
Belize: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 23 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Belize, 1993–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 23 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Belize peaked at 40.3 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 23 %, in 2019.
That places Belize 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33 % | — |
| 1994 | 30.9 % | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 36.2 % | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 38.4 % | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 40.3 % | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 34.1 % | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9 % | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 28 % | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 24.6 % | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 25.6 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.5 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4 % | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 24.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23 % | -6.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 23 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belize's 23 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.69 % | 30.9 % | 40.3 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 28 % | 28 % | 28 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.8 % | 23 % | 26.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Belize?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Belize was 23 % 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 % in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.