ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 4.2 % in 1990. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland, 1969–1990
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 Switzerland is 4.2 %, measured in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland peaked at 9 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4.2 %, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 9 % | — |
| 1970 | 8.6 % | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 8.2 % | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 7.9 % | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.5 % | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 7.4 % | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 7.6 % | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 7.8 % | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 7.6 % | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 7.3 % | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 7.1 % | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.9 % | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.6 % | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 6.5 % | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 6.4 % | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.2 % | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 6.1 % | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.7 % | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 5.3 % | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 4.9 % | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 4.5 % | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2 % | -6.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.45 %, 50% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.2 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.35 %, 21% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 % | 9 % | 9 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 7.7 % | 7.1 % | 8.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.91 % | 4.5 % | 6.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 % | 4.2 % | 4.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 20 Suriname 9.2 % compare
- 21 Oman 6.2 %
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.7 % compare
- 24 Jersey 2.9 %
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 2.8 % compare
- 26 Belgium 2.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland?
- Ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Switzerland was 4.2 % in 1990, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9 % in 1969.
- What is the lowest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 % in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 1990.
- Is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.