ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland
Iceland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 3.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland, 1995–2024
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 Iceland is 3.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland peaked at 10 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 77th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.6 % | — |
| 1996 | 10 % | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 9.1 % | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 8.6 % | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 8.9 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.7 % | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4 % | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7 % | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3 % | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.9 % | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6 % | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.6 % | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 % | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2 % | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 4 % | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8 % | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7 % | -2.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.55 %, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.7 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4 %, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.24 % | 8.6 % | 10 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.52 % | 4.6 % | 8.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 % | 3.7 % | 5.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 % | 3.7 % | 4.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iceland was 3.7 % 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Iceland ranks 77th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.