Informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Informal employment in agriculture was 92.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.44
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 78 countries
All-time high
95.82
in 2006
All-time low
86.12
in 2015
Years of data
22
2001–2024
Informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador stood at 92.44.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 95.82 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.12, in 2015.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.97 | — |
| 2003 | 94.6 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.48 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.25 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.82 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.76 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.35 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.91 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.53 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 90.65 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 89.62 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.31 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.12 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 88.02 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.96 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.33 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.15 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.63 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 91.88 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.08 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 92.44 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.77 | 93.35 | 95.82 | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.11 | 86.12 | 92.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.76 | 91.08 | 92.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador?
- Informal employment in agriculture in Ecuador was 92.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.82 in 2006.
- What is the lowest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.12 in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for informal employment in agriculture?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment in agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Informal employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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