ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay
Uruguay: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 11.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay is 11.7 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay peaked at 16.7 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6 %, in 1993.
That places Uruguay 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 % | — |
| 1993 | 6 % | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 7.1 % | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 6.2 % | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 6 % | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.3 % | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7 % | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2 % | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 7 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1 % | +115.7% |
| 2007 | 15.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7 % | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8 % | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3 % | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2 % | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 13.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.3 % | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.7 % | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5 % | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3 % | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7 % | -4.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 %, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11.7 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.15 %, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +115.7% | 7 % | 15.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.58 % | 6 % | 7.1 % | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.08 % | 6 % | 15.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.99 % | 11.7 % | 16.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 % | 11.5 % | 12.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.9 % compare
- 50 Greece 12.1 % compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 11.9 % compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 11.6 % compare
- 54 Algeria 11.5 % compare
- 55 Grenada 11.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Uruguay was 11.7 % 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 % in 1993.
- How does Uruguay rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.