ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.6 %
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
97th
of 116 countries
All-time high
5.8 %
in 1977
All-time low
1.6 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1977–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1977–2024

234561977200020241977: 5.8 %1979: 5.7 %1981: 5.3 %1993: 4 %1994: 3.9 %1995: 3.7 %1996: 3.6 %1997: 3.5 %1998: 3.3 %1999: 3 %2000: 3.1 %2001: 3 %2002: 2.7 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 3.5 %2006: 3.2 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.8 %2010: 2.5 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2 %2014: 2.1 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 2 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 1.8 %2020: 1.8 %2021: 2.1 %2022: 1.8 %2023: 1.8 %2024: 1.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 1.6 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 5.8 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.6 %, in 2024.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 97th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1977 to 2024.
Year % Change
1977 5.8 %
1979 5.7 % -1.7%
1981 5.3 % -7.0%
1993 4 % -24.5%
1994 3.9 % -2.5%
1995 3.7 % -5.1%
1996 3.6 % -2.7%
1997 3.5 % -2.8%
1998 3.3 % -5.7%
1999 3 % -9.1%
2000 3.1 % +3.3%
2001 3 % -3.2%
2002 2.7 % -10.0%
2003 2.9 % +7.4%
2004 3.2 % +10.3%
2005 3.5 % +9.4%
2006 3.2 % -8.6%
2007 3.1 % -3.1%
2008 2.5 % -19.4%
2009 2.8 % +12.0%
2010 2.5 % -10.7%
2011 2.4 % -4.0%
2012 2.4 % +0.0%
2013 2 % -16.7%
2014 2.1 % +5.0%
2015 2.1 % +0.0%
2016 2 % -4.8%
2017 2 % +0.0%
2018 1.9 % -5.0%
2019 1.8 % -5.3%
2020 1.8 % +0.0%
2021 2.1 % +16.7%
2022 1.8 % -14.3%
2023 1.8 % +0.0%
2024 1.6 % -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.75 % 5.7 % 5.8 % 2
1980s 5.3 % 5.3 % 5.3 % 1
1990s 3.57 % 3 % 4 % 7
2000s 3 % 2.5 % 3.5 % 10
2010s 2.12 % 1.8 % 2.5 % 10
2020s 1.82 % 1.6 % 2.1 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 1.6 % 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 5.8 % in 1977.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 % in 2024.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 97th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
127 places, 3,325 data points, 1947–2025
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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.