ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Panama
Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Panama, 1969–2024
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 Panama is 16.4 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Panama peaked at 37.4 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 14.1 %, in 2020.
Panama ranks 40th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 37.4 % | — |
| 1970 | 36.4 % | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 34.4 % | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 33.6 % | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 30.8 % | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 31.9 % | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 31.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 31.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 28.9 % | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 29.4 % | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 28.1 % | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 28.7 % | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 28.5 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.5 % | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 28.7 % | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 26 % | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 29.8 % | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 29.1 % | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 27.3 % | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 25 % | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 23.1 % | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 19.9 % | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 20.8 % | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 20.1 % | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 18.6 % | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 17.8 % | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 17 % | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.1 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 17.4 % | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 17.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16 % | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.9 % | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 18 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5 % | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7 % | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7 % | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 15.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5 % | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.7 % | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 14.7 % | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 16.4 % | +11.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 16.4 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.55 %, 6.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Panama's 16.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1 %, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.4 % | 37.4 % | 37.4 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 32.03 % | 28.9 % | 36.4 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.55 % | 26 % | 29.8 % | 8 |
| 1990s | 21.11 % | 17.4 % | 27.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.82 % | 14.7 % | 18.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.59 % | 14.2 % | 17.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 % | 14.1 % | 16.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Panama?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Panama was 16.4 % 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 % in 1969.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 % in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Panama ranks 40th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.