Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +45.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
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More reference data data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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