Informal employment in agriculture in Peru
Peru: Informal employment in agriculture was 92.86 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
92.86
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
98.7
in 2004
All-time low
92.43
in 2021
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Informal employment in agriculture in Peru, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 92.86 for informal employment in agriculture in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in agriculture in Peru peaked at 98.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.43, in 2021.
Peru ranks 23rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Informal employment in agriculture in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.7 | — |
| 2005 | 97.42 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 97.33 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.22 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.28 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.47 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 96.48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.9 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.28 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.93 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.61 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.19 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.26 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.98 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.49 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.13 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.81 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.43 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.67 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.86 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4 | 96.47 | 98.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.62 | 93.13 | 96.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.94 | 92.43 | 93.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.47 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.47 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in agriculture in Peru?
- Informal employment in agriculture in Peru was 92.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.43 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for informal employment in agriculture?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is informal employment in agriculture rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).