ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 4.7 % in 1987. ▼ Falling

Latest (1987)
4.7 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 29 countries
All-time high
7.5 %
in 1969
All-time low
4.7 %
in 1987
Years of data
16
1969–1987

ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1969–1987

024681969197819871969: 7.5 %1970: 7.2 %1971: 7 %1972: 6.9 %1973: 6.8 %1974: 6.7 %1975: 5.7 %1976: 5.6 %1978: 5.4 %1980: 4.9 %1982: 5 %1983: 5 %1984: 5 %1985: 4.9 %1986: 4.8 %1987: 4.7 %

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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 4.7 %, measured in 1987. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 7.5 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4.7 %, in 1987.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 1987, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1969 to 1987.
Year % Change
1969 7.5 %
1970 7.2 % -4.0%
1971 7 % -2.8%
1972 6.9 % -1.4%
1973 6.8 % -1.4%
1974 6.7 % -1.5%
1975 5.7 % -14.9%
1976 5.6 % -1.8%
1978 5.4 % -3.6%
1980 4.9 % -9.3%
1982 5 % +2.0%
1983 5 % +0.0%
1984 5 % +0.0%
1985 4.9 % -2.0%
1986 4.8 % -2.0%
1987 4.7 % -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.5 % 7.5 % 7.5 % 1
1970s 6.41 % 5.4 % 7.2 % 8
1980s 4.9 % 4.7 % 5 % 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 19 Montserrat 9.6 % compare
  2. 20 Suriname 9.2 % compare
  3. 21 Oman 6.2 %
  4. 23 Switzerland 4.2 % compare
  5. 24 Jersey 2.9 %
  6. 25 Antigua and Barbuda 2.8 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 4.7 % in 1987, 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 7.5 % in 1969.
What is the lowest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7 % in 1987.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 1987.
Is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — 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
31 places, 453 data points, 1952–2022
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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.