Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland
Ireland: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland, 2004–2016
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 Ireland is 0.3%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 47th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Ireland was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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