ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 15.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 15.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico peaked at 23.5 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.9 %, in 2024.
That places Mexico 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.5 % | — |
| 2002 | 23.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.2 % | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 21.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 20.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 19.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.3 % | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 15.9 % | -2.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 15.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 81% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 15.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.14 % | 19.5 % | 23.5 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.31 % | 18.2 % | 20.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1 % | 15.9 % | 18.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mexico was 15.9 % in 2024, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 % in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Mexico ranks 41st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.