Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India
India: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
India ranks 53rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.4% | — |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 50 Panama 0.3% compare
- 51 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 52 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.2% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
- 56 Paraguay 0.2% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does India rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- India ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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