Philippines: Employment in agriculture

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 Philippines

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 23.71
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 34.36
 Min - Max 22.86 - 45.82
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 23.71 percent, a decline from 24.33 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from 1991 to 2022 is 34.36 percent. The minimum value, 22.86 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 45.82 percent was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Philippines - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Philippines - 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 24.3 2022 percent
 Percent agricultural land 42.54 2022 percent
 Employment in agriculture 23.71 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 9.40 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 41.08 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 126,830 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 104.0 2022 index points
 Precipitation 2,348 2021 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 18.7 2022 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 3,822 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 100.5 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 285.4 2022 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 90.4 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 72,583.7 2022 sq. km
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