Jamaica - Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)

Since 2014, Jamaica Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) fell by 3.7points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 101 among other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) with 15.22 Percent of Total Employment. Jamaica is overtaken by Guyana, which was ranked number 100 at 15.44 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Kazakhstan at 14.86 Percent of Total Employment. Burundi ranked the highest with 86.21 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, that is -0.1points versus 2018. Somalia, Malawi and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Brunei recorded the best 5 years average growth at +28.8points per year, while Argentina witnessed the worst performance at -35.8points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 15.22
2018 16.23
2017 16.78
2016 16.63
2015 17.75
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How does Jamaica rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)?

# 184 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burundi
86.21 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
80.28 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
100 #100
Guyana
15.44 % 2019 -2.8 % -2.4 % View data
101 #101
Jamaica
15.22 % 2019 -6.2 % -3.7 % View data
102 #102
Kazakhstan
14.86 % 2019 -5.8 % -6.7 % View data
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