ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 30.1 % 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 30.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Indonesia peaked at 66.7 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 30.1 %, in 2019.
Indonesia ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 | 65.1 % | — |
| 1977 | 62.6 % | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 62.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 66.7 % | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 57.5 % | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 55.2 % | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 55.3 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 54.7 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 54.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 55.4 % | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 55.7 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.1 % | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 44.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 43.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 43.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.7 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 42.6 % | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 43.8 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1 % | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 40.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 37.4 % | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 36.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 34.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 32 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.1 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 30.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 31 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1 % | -3.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 30.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 30.1 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4 %, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.28 % | 62.6 % | 66.7 % | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.49 % | 54.6 % | 57.5 % | 7 |
| 1990s | 44.1 % | 44.1 % | 44.1 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.87 % | 40.7 % | 45.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3 % | 30.1 % | 39.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 % | 30.1 % | 31.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 17 El Salvador 32.3 % compare
- 18 Thailand 32.1 % compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 31.3 % compare
- 21 Senegal 29.9 % compare
- 22 Bangladesh 29.5 % compare
- 23 Guatemala 28.6 % compare
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 30.1 % 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 66.7 % in 1979.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1 % in 2019.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Indonesia ranks 20th out of 113 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 15.4%. 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 — 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.