ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador
El Salvador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 32.3 % in 2011. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador, 1975–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 32.3 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2011.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador peaked at 63 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.2 %, in 1986.
That places El Salvador 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 63 % | — |
| 1978 | 54.3 % | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 53.8 % | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 51 % | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 45.7 % | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2 % | -95.2% |
| 1988 | 11.8 % | +436.4% |
| 1989 | 15.4 % | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 11.3 % | -26.6% |
| 1991 | 14.9 % | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 47.8 % | +220.8% |
| 1994 | 40.3 % | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 38.7 % | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 40.3 % | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 38.1 % | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 37.3 % | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 34.1 % | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.9 % | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 28.5 % | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 30 % | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 30.9 % | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29.3 % | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3 % | +12.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 32.3 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 32.3 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +436.4% | 2.2 % | 11.8 % |
| 1992 | +220.8% | 14.9 % | 47.8 % |
| 1986 | -95.2% | 45.7 % | 2.2 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.03 % | 53.8 % | 63 % | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.22 % | 2.2 % | 51 % | 5 |
| 1990s | 33.64 % | 11.3 % | 47.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.6 % | 28.3 % | 33.9 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.3 % | 32.3 % | 32.3 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in El Salvador was 32.3 % in 2011, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 63 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 % in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2011.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.