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

Norway: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 1.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Norway, 2004–2016

0.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.348 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.299 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.297 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.416 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.54 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.499 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.645 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.269 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.286 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.341 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 1 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 1 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 1 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 1.0% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 236.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Norway peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.

Norway ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% -14.1%
2006 0.3% -0.7%
2007 0.4% +39.8%
2008 0.5% +30.0%
2009 0.5% -7.5%
2010 0.6% +29.2%
2011 0.3% -58.3%
2012 0.3% +6.4%
2013 0.3% +19.2%
2014 1.0% +192.9%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Namibia 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Norway?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Norway was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
How does Norway rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Norway ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 236.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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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