Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America
United States of America: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.7% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2018.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1970.
United States of America ranks 13th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 9 |
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More reference data data for United States of America
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America was 0.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- United States of America ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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