Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia
Colombia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 44th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, urban in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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