ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados
Barbados: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados, 1976–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.7% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados peaked at 10.1 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.4 %, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 100th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.1 % | — |
| 1977 | 10 % | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 9.9 % | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 9.4 % | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 8.6 % | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 8 % | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 9.1 % | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 8.5 % | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 8.2 % | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 8 % | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.8 % | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 6.6 % | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 6.3 % | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 5.2 % | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 5.9 % | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6 % | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 5.3 % | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 4.6 % | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 5.3 % | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4 % | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.7 % | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2 % | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 4 % | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6 % | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4 % | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4 % | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6 % | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 % | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8 % | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8 % | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4 % | -51.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.55 %, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.4 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1 %, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados 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 | +50.0% | 2.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 2023 | -51.7% | 2.9 % | 1.4 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 % | 9.9 % | 10.1 % | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.24 % | 6.6 % | 9.4 % | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.22 % | 4.3 % | 6.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 % | 2.4 % | 4.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 % | 2.8 % | 3.1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.15 % | 1.4 % | 2.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 97 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.6 % compare
- 97 Puerto Rico 1.6 % compare
- 99 Seychelles 1.5 % compare
- 101 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.2 % compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 1.2 % compare
- 103 Canada 1.1 % compare
- 103 Germany 1.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Barbados was 1.4 % 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 % in 1976.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 % in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Barbados ranks 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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 — 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.