Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
That places India 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.4% | — |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does India rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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