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

Estonia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
10th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.685 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.683 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.7 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.749 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.731 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.682 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.697 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.712 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.741 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.745 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.769 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.762 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.728 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.748 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.76 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.749 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.746 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.718 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.7% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

That places Estonia 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.7% -0.3%
2001 0.7% +2.5%
2002 0.7% +7.0%
2003 0.7% -2.5%
2004 0.7% -6.7%
2005 0.7% +2.2%
2006 0.7% +2.1%
2007 0.7% +4.1%
2008 0.7% +0.5%
2009 0.8% +3.3%
2010 0.8% -0.9%
2011 0.7% -4.5%
2012 0.7% +2.7%
2013 0.8% +1.7%
2014 0.7% -1.5%
2015 0.7% -0.5%
2016 0.7% -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 7 Jordan 0.8% compare
  2. 8 Czechia 0.8% compare
  3. 9 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  4. 11 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  5. 12 Chile 0.7% compare
  6. 13 United States of America 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Estonia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Estonia ranks 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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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