Indonesia: Employment in agriculture

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 Indonesia

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 29.28
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 39.38
 Min - Max 28.72 - 46.94
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 29.28 percent, an increase from 28.99 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1991 to 2022 is 39.38 percent. The minimum value, 28.72 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 46.94 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Indonesia - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Indonesia - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2022




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 48.4 2021 percent
 Percent agricultural land 34.13 2021 percent
 Employment in agriculture 29.28 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 12.53 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 171.80 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 646,000 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 111.4 2022 index points
 Precipitation 2,702 2020 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 13.9 2021 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 5,394 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 117.1 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 279.2 2021 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 190.0 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 915,276.6 2021 sq. km
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