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

Ecuador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1994
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.749 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.649 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.457 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.642 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.695 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.646 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.69 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.683 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.708 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.701 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.659 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.675 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.699 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.724 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.69 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.686 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.682 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.63 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.642 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.667 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.642 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.645 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.636 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

Ecuador ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1994 0.7%
1998 0.6% -13.3%
1999 0.5% -29.6%
2000 0.6% +40.5%
2003 0.7% +8.3%
2004 0.6% -7.1%
2005 0.7% +6.8%
2006 0.7% -1.1%
2007 0.7% +3.7%
2008 0.7% -1.0%
2009 0.7% -5.9%
2010 0.7% +2.4%
2011 0.7% +3.5%
2012 0.7% +3.6%
2013 0.7% -4.7%
2014 0.7% -0.6%
2015 0.7% -0.6%
2016 0.6% -7.5%
2017 0.6% +1.8%
2018 0.7% +3.9%
2019 0.6% -3.7%
2020 0.6% +0.4%
2021 0.6% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1994.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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