Share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of employment in agriculture was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 32.5% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1995.
That places Ecuador 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 27.2% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 26.0% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.0% | 32.6% | 6 |
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Ecuador was 32.5% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.