Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
31st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2017, wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 31st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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