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

Spain: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
12th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.499 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.497 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1994: 0.494 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.524 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1996: 0.506 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1997: 0.547 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.568 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.569 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.605 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.61 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.588 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.632 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.67 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.664 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.667 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.619 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.595 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.614 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.661 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.647 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.771 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.799 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.751 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.828 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.77 % 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 Spain stood at 0.8%.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1994.

That places Spain 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% -0.5%
1994 0.5% -0.5%
1995 0.5% +6.0%
1996 0.5% -3.5%
1997 0.5% +8.2%
1998 0.6% +3.8%
1999 0.6% +0.2%
2000 0.6% +6.3%
2001 0.6% +0.9%
2002 0.6% -3.6%
2003 0.6% +7.4%
2004 0.7% +6.1%
2005 0.7% -1.0%
2006 0.7% +0.6%
2007 0.6% -7.2%
2008 0.6% -4.0%
2009 0.6% +3.2%
2010 0.7% +7.7%
2011 0.6% -2.3%
2012 0.8% +19.3%
2013 0.8% +3.6%
2014 0.8% -6.0%
2015 0.8% +10.2%
2016 0.8% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  2. 10 United States of America 0.8% compare
  3. 11 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  4. 13 Czechia 0.7% compare
  5. 14 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  6. 15 France 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Spain?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
How does Spain rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
Spain ranks 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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