Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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