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

Panama: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
41st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.692 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1991: 0.594 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.665 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1997: 0.564 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.575 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.633 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.581 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.624 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.613 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.595 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.627 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.532 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.613 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.633 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.596 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.567 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.65 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.632 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.591 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.534 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.56 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.604 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.576 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.614 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.517 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2021: 0.511 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

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 Panama is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Panama 41st 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 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1989 0.7%
1991 0.6% -14.2%
1995 0.7% +12.0%
1997 0.6% -15.2%
1998 0.6% +2.0%
1999 0.6% +10.2%
2000 0.6% -8.2%
2001 0.6% +7.4%
2002 0.6% -1.8%
2003 0.6% -3.0%
2004 0.6% +5.4%
2005 0.5% -15.1%
2006 0.6% +15.2%
2007 0.6% +3.2%
2008 0.6% -5.8%
2009 0.6% -4.9%
2010 0.7% +14.8%
2011 0.6% -2.8%
2012 0.6% -6.4%
2013 0.5% -9.6%
2014 0.6% +4.7%
2015 0.6% +7.9%
2016 0.6% -4.6%
2017 0.6% +6.5%
2018 0.5% -15.8%
2021 0.5% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Panama?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1989.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Panama ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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