Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.2% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -46.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 50% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic was 0.2% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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