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

Estonia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
19th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.853 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.755 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.876 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.743 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.863 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.658 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.85 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.83 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.819 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.866 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.86 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.941 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.797 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.779 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.797 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.743 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.661 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Estonia ranks 19th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Estonia, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.8% -11.5%
2002 0.9% +16.0%
2003 0.7% -15.1%
2004 0.9% +16.0%
2005 0.7% -23.7%
2006 0.9% +29.1%
2007 0.8% -2.3%
2008 0.8% -1.4%
2009 0.9% +5.8%
2010 0.9% -0.7%
2011 0.9% +9.3%
2012 0.8% -15.3%
2013 0.8% -2.3%
2014 0.8% +2.4%
2015 0.7% -6.8%
2016 0.7% -11.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 16 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  2. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  3. 18 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
  4. 20 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
  5. 21 Latvia 0.6% compare
  6. 22 Ecuador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Estonia ranks 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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