ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand
New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 5.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand, 2003–2025
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 New Zealand is 5.5 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand peaked at 7.9 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5 %, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 63rd out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.9 % | — |
| 2004 | 7.3 % | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9 % | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 7 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6 % | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.8 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7 % | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.6 % | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9 % | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.8 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6 % | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 5.5 % | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.55 %, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.5 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3 %, 24% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.06 % | 6.6 % | 7.9 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.4 % | 5.8 % | 7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 % | 5.5 % | 6.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in New Zealand was 5.5 % in 2025, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 % in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.