Share of employment in agriculture in Cuba
Cuba: Share of employment in agriculture was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 15.5% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Cuba peaked at 23.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Cuba?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Cuba was 15.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Cuba ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.