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

Ecuador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
46th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51994200720211994: 0.444 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.343 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.325 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.433 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.433 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.381 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.405 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.406 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.45 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.477 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.415 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.43 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.451 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.46 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.47 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.466 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.454 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.408 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.399 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.384 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.358 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.338 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.375 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

Ecuador ranks 46th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.3% -22.8%
1999 0.3% -5.1%
2000 0.4% +33.2%
2003 0.4% +0.0%
2004 0.4% -12.2%
2005 0.4% +6.5%
2006 0.4% +0.2%
2007 0.5% +10.9%
2008 0.5% +6.0%
2009 0.4% -13.0%
2010 0.4% +3.5%
2011 0.5% +4.8%
2012 0.5% +2.0%
2013 0.5% +2.3%
2014 0.5% -0.9%
2015 0.5% -2.6%
2016 0.4% -10.3%
2017 0.4% -2.1%
2018 0.4% -3.8%
2019 0.4% -6.8%
2020 0.3% -5.6%
2021 0.4% +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 46th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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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