Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5% | — |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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