Share of employment in agriculture in Singapore
Singapore: Share of employment in agriculture was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Singapore, 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
Singapore recorded 0.1% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Singapore peaked at 0.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 186th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More agriculture & rural data for Singapore
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 24.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Singapore?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Singapore was 0.1% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Singapore ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.