Share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of employment in agriculture was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China, 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
Macau, China recorded 0.4% 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Macau, China 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More agriculture & rural data for Macau, China
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Macau, China was 0.4% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Macau, China ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macau, China 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.