Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia
Australia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia, 2001–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2015, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
That places Australia 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Australia was 0.5% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2015.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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