Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2017, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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 industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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