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

Netherlands: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
37th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2004
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
20
1994–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1994–2016

00.20.40.61994200520161994: 0.39 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.402 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.439 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.494 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.511 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.49 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.517 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.53 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.471 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.443 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.411 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.352 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.386 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.399 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.514 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.508 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.46 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.466 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.388 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.459 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.

Netherlands ranks 37th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in Netherlands, 1994 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1994 0.4%
1995 0.4% +3.3%
1999 0.4% +9.2%
2000 0.5% +12.5%
2001 0.5% +3.3%
2002 0.5% -4.0%
2003 0.5% +5.4%
2004 0.5% +2.6%
2005 0.5% -11.3%
2006 0.4% -5.8%
2007 0.4% -7.2%
2008 0.4% -14.5%
2009 0.4% +9.8%
2010 0.4% +3.3%
2011 0.5% +28.9%
2012 0.5% -1.3%
2013 0.5% -9.4%
2014 0.5% +1.1%
2015 0.4% -16.7%
2016 0.5% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
How does Netherlands rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 37th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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