Share of employment in agriculture in Honduras
Honduras: Share of employment in agriculture was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Honduras, 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
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture in Honduras is 22.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Honduras peaked at 29.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2016.
Honduras ranks 78th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 25.3% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 23.6% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Honduras?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Honduras was 22.4% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.