France hourly labour productivity annual change: agriculture
France hourly labour productivity annual change: agriculture stood at 11.1% in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1950 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly labour productivity, annual change | |||||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries | 11.1 | -12.5 | 3.8 | 8 | -3.9 | -3.1 | -0.5 | 4.3 | 10.1 | -12.2 | |
| Mining, quarrying and manufacturing | 1.4 | 4.3 | 7.6 | -11.1 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Understanding france hourly labour productivity annual change: agriculture
Cultivation of crops, livestock rearing, timber harvesting, and commercial fishing operations constitute the domain of this efficiency indicator, which registers the annual percentage shift in output per hour worked. The calculation relates the net volume of primary goods produced to the aggregate time invested by farmers, foresters, and allied laborers. It stands apart from urban-centric industrial measures by reflecting biological production cycles, weather-dependent yields, and specialized land-use economics.
Interpreting this series demands caution regarding environmental shocks and seasonal anomalies that can cause extreme volatility in annual productivity figures. Subsequent data revisions often incorporate delayed agricultural census updates and finalized subsidy accounting. Analysts should avoid comparing these growth rates directly with digital or financial sectors, as primary production is fundamentally constrained by natural growth periods rather than digital scalability.
Frequently asked questions
- Are forestry and fishing included alongside crop production?
- Yes, forestry, logging, and commercial fishing are integrated into this primary sector aggregation.
- Why can annual productivity figures show high volatility in this sector?
- Weather events, crop failures, and biological cycles create sharp fluctuations in output that do not mirror standard business cycles.
- When are preliminary agricultural figures typically finalized?
- Estimates are refined as comprehensive harvest reports and detailed agricultural subsidy records become available.