Costa Rica—Employment in Agriculture (%)
Costa Rica's employment in agriculture (%) was 11.5% in 2025, ranking #104 out of 188 countries. This represents a -2.4% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 16.9% (2000) and the lowest was 11.5% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 16.9% |
Top Countries — Employment in Agriculture (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 85.3% | 2025 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 73.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Niger | 73.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Chad | 71.7% | 2025 |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2025 |
| 6 | Lao PDR | 68.6% | 2025 |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 66.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | Malawi | 65.0% | 2025 |
| 9 | Uganda | 64.9% | 2025 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 64.6% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
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).
Methodology
Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.
Unit
% of total employment