ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland
China, mainland: ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 28.3 % in 2015. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland, 1952–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland is 28.3 %, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland peaked at 83.5 % in 1952 and was at its lowest, 28.3 %, in 2015.
China, mainland ranks 10th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 83.5 % | — |
| 1978 | 70.5 % | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 69.8 % | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 68.7 % | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 68.1 % | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 68.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 67.1 % | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 64 % | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 62.4 % | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 60.9 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 60 % | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 59.4 % | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 60 % | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 58.8 % | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 59.7 % | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 58.5 % | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 56.4 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 54.3 % | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 52.2 % | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 50.5 % | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 49.9 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 49.8 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 46.9 % | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 44.8 % | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 42.6 % | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 40.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 39.6 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 38.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.8 % | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6 % | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4 % | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 29.5 % | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 28.3 % | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.5 % | 83.5 % | 83.5 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 70.15 % | 69.8 % | 70.5 % | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.87 % | 59.4 % | 68.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.02 % | 49.8 % | 59.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.66 % | 38.1 % | 50 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.38 % | 28.3 % | 36.7 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland?
- Ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, mainland was 28.3 % in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5 % in 1952.
- What is the lowest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3 % in 2015.
- How does China, mainland rank for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- China, mainland ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Official estimates — 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.