Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia

Colombia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
47th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.515 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.488 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.445 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.433 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.447 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.442 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.408 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.426 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.449 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.385 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.376 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.373 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.368 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.369 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.356 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.347 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.34 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.335 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.334 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.38 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.381 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.366 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

Colombia ranks 47th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1996 0.5%
1999 0.5% -5.2%
2000 0.4% -8.9%
2001 0.4% -2.8%
2002 0.4% +3.2%
2003 0.4% -1.1%
2004 0.4% -7.7%
2005 0.4% +4.5%
2008 0.4% +5.5%
2009 0.4% -14.3%
2010 0.4% -2.3%
2011 0.4% -0.7%
2012 0.4% -1.5%
2013 0.4% +0.3%
2014 0.4% -3.4%
2015 0.3% -2.5%
2016 0.3% -2.2%
2017 0.3% -1.3%
2018 0.3% -0.4%
2019 0.4% +13.8%
2020 0.4% +0.3%
2021 0.4% -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 44 Argentina 0.4% compare
  2. 45 Brazil 0.4% compare
  3. 46 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  4. 48 Sweden 0.4% compare
  5. 49 Honduras 0.4% compare
  6. 50 Philippines 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Colombia ranks 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
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