Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, 1997–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 33rd out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -42.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +42.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay?
- Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male?
- Paraguay ranks 33rd out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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