Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay
Paraguay: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, 1997–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.3% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Paraguay was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- Paraguay ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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