Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
48th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.30.41994200720211994: 0.401 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.296 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.301 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.382 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.367 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.318 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.341 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.344 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.396 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.426 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.362 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.38 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.388 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.398 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.417 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.401 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.39 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.345 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.334 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.313 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.298 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.243 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.287 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 48th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.3% -26.3%
1999 0.3% +1.9%
2000 0.4% +26.9%
2003 0.4% -3.9%
2004 0.3% -13.3%
2005 0.3% +7.1%
2006 0.3% +1.0%
2007 0.4% +14.9%
2008 0.4% +7.7%
2009 0.4% -15.1%
2010 0.4% +5.0%
2011 0.4% +2.3%
2012 0.4% +2.6%
2013 0.4% +4.7%
2014 0.4% -3.8%
2015 0.4% -3.0%
2016 0.3% -11.4%
2017 0.3% -3.2%
2018 0.3% -6.3%
2019 0.3% -4.8%
2020 0.2% -18.4%
2021 0.3% +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 48th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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