ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba
Cuba: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 18.9 % in 2014. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba, 1995–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 18.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2014.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba peaked at 27.1 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.5 %, in 2010.
Cuba ranks 35th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.1 % | — |
| 1996 | 25.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.5 % | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 27.1 % | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 27.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7 % | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 21.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2 % | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 20 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7 % | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 18.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7 % | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 19.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9 % | +1.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 18.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 18.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1 %, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26.0% | 21.5 % | 27.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.78 % | 21.5 % | 27.1 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.95 % | 18.6 % | 27.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 % | 18.5 % | 19.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 32 Philippines 21.7 % compare
- 33 El Salvador 21.6 % compare
- 34 Guatemala 20.5 % compare
- 36 Serbia 18.6 % compare
- 37 Egypt 17.1 % compare
- 38 Belize 16.8 % compare
- 38 Kyrgyzstan 16.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Cuba was 18.9 % in 2014, 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5 % in 2010.
- How does Cuba rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Cuba ranks 35th out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.