Bolivia: Employment in agriculture

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 Bolivia

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 24.71
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2025
 Average 32.09
 Min - Max 24.71 - 41.76
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2025 is 24.71 percent, a decline from 24.92 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 22.17 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Bolivia from 1991 to 2025 is 32.09 percent. The minimum value, 24.71 percent, was reached in 2025 while the maximum of 41.76 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Bolivia - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Bolivia - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2025




Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

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 Forest area, percent 46.3 2023 percent
 Percent agricultural land 35.83 2023 percent
 Employment in agriculture 24.71 2025 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 8.83 2024 percent
 Agriculture value added 6.08 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 388,154 2023 sq. km.
 Crop production index 111.7 2022 index points
 Precipitation 1,146 2022 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 5.1 2023 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 2,209 2024 kg per hectar
 Food production index 115.4 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 8.5 2023 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 120.4 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 502,063.4 2023 sq. km
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