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Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Unit: % of employment Period: 1991–2025 Source: ILOSTAT (ILO)
Source: ILO · About the indicator
Average: 21.9% Countries: 187

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.

Employment in agriculture, 2021–2025

Top-20 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture, 2021–20255060708090BurundiBurundi: 85.3%85.3MozambiqueMozambique: 73%73NigerNiger: 73%73ChadChad: 71.7%71.7MadagascarMadagascar: 69.2%69.2LaosLaos: 68.6%68.6Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 66.1%66.1MalawiMalawi: 65%65UgandaUganda: 64.9%64.9TanzaniaTanzania: 64.6%64.6South SudanSouth Sudan: 63.8%63.8MaliMali: 63%63Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 61.1%61.1EthiopiaEthiopia: 60.1%60.1Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.5%58.5EritreaEritrea: 55.5%55.5Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 55.3%55.3ZambiaZambia: 54.5%54.5ZimbabweZimbabwe: 54.3%54.3North KoreaNorth Korea: 54.1%54.1

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Employment in agriculture — 2021–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 BI Burundi 85.3 2025 1
2 MZ Mozambique 73 2025 2
3 NE Niger 73 2025 3
4 TD Chad 71.7 2025 4
5 MG Madagascar 69.2 2025 5
6 LA Laos 68.6 2025 6
7 CF Central African Republic 66.1 2025 7
8 MW Malawi 65 2025 8
9 UG Uganda 64.9 2025 9
10 TZ Tanzania 64.6 2025 10
11 SS South Sudan 63.8 2023 11
12 ML Mali 63 2025 12
13 GW Guinea-Bissau 61.1 2025 13
14 ET Ethiopia 60.1 2025 14
15 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 2025 15
16 ER Eritrea 55.5 2025 16
17 GQ Equatorial Guinea 55.3 2025 17
18 ZM Zambia 54.5 2025 18
19 ZW Zimbabwe 54.3 2025 19
20 KP North Korea 54.1 2025 20
21 AO Angola 51.9 2025 21
22 BF Burkina Faso 51.8 2025 22
23 AF Afghanistan 51.6 2025 23
24 MD Moldova 50.5 2025 24
25 GN Guinea 47.4 2025 25
26 HT Haiti 46.6 2025 26
27 TL Timor-Leste 46 2025 27
28 KE Kenya 45.8 2025 28
29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 45.4 2025 29
30 MM Myanmar 45 2025 30
31 VU Vanuatu 44.5 2025 31
32 SL Sierra Leone 44.5 2025 32
33 BD Bangladesh 44.3 2025 33
34 TJ Tajikistan 43.3 2025 34
35 SB Solomon Islands 42.5 2025 35
36 BT Bhutan 42.4 2025 36
37 CM Cameroon 41.9 2025 37
38 IN India 41.6 2025 38
39 LR Liberia 41.1 2025 39
40 BJ Benin 40.2 2025 40
41 SD Sudan 39.8 2022 41
42 TG Togo 37.6 2025 42
43 PG Papua New Guinea 36.9 2025 43
44 CG Republic of the Congo 36.4 2025 44
45 PK Pakistan 36.2 2025 45
46 FJ Fiji 35.6 2025 46
47 RW Rwanda 35.1 2025 47
48 GH Ghana 34.6 2025 48
49 AZ Azerbaijan 34.2 2025 49
50 GE Georgia 34 2025 50
51 KM Comoros 33.6 2025 51
52 NG Nigeria 33.5 2025 52
53 KH Cambodia 33.4 2025 53
54 EC Ecuador 32.5 2025 54
55 MR Mauritania 32.1 2025 55
56 YE Yemen 31.6 2025 56
57 LS Lesotho 30.9 2025 57
58 AL Albania 30.8 2025 58
59 NI Nicaragua 30.5 2025 59
60 SO Somalia 30 2025 60
61 SN Senegal 29.6 2025 61
62 GT Guatemala 29.1 2025 62
63 GA Gabon 28.9 2025 63
64 TH Thailand 28.6 2025 64
65 MA Morocco 27.9 2025 65
66 GM Gambia 27.6 2025 66
67 ID Indonesia 27.3 2025 67
68 MN Mongolia 27 2025 68
69 AM Armenia 27 2025 69
70 WS Samoa 26.9 2025 70
71 LK Sri Lanka 25.9 2025 71
72 UZ Uzbekistan 25.2 2025 72
73 VN Vietnam 25 2025 73
74 BO Bolivia 24.7 2025 74
75 TO Tonga 23.6 2025 75
76 PE Peru 23.1 2025 76
77 NP Nepal 22.9 2025 77
78 HN Honduras 22.4 2025 78
79 NA Namibia 22.3 2025 79
80 TM Turkmenistan 21.9 2025 80
81 CN China 21.7 2025 81
82 PH Philippines 20.5 2025 82
83 BW Botswana 18 2025 83
84 RS Serbia 18 2025 84
85 EG Egypt 17.5 2025 85
86 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.7 2025 86
87 SY Syria 16.3 2025 87
88 BZ Belize 16.1 2025 88
89 PA Panama 16 2025 89
90 PY Paraguay 16 2025 90
91 CU Cuba 15.5 2025 91
92 KG Kyrgyzstan 15.4 2025 92
93 SZ Eswatini 14.5 2025 93
94 TR Türkiye 14.2 2025 94
95 CO Colombia 14.2 2025 95
96 UA Ukraine 14.1 2021 96
97 JM Jamaica 13.9 2025 97
98 SV El Salvador 13.9 2025 98
99 IR Iran 13.6 2025 99
100 TN Tunisia 12.5 2025 100
101 GY Guyana 12.2 2025 101
102 ST Sao Tome and Principe 12.1 2025 102
103 CR Costa Rica 11.5 2025 103
104 MX Mexico 11.4 2025 104
105 KZ Kazakhstan 11.3 2025 105
106 MV Maldives 11.3 2025 106
107 RO Romania 10.9 2025 107
108 GR Greece 10.7 2025 108
109 LY Libya 10 2025 109
110 DZ Algeria 9.5 2025 110
111 BY Belarus 9.5 2025 111
112 CV Cabo Verde 9.2 2025 112
113 MY Malaysia 9.2 2025 113
114 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.1 2025 114
115 VE Venezuela 8.9 2025 115
116 MK North Macedonia 8.5 2025 116
117 IQ Iraq 8.2 2025 117
118 UY Uruguay 8.1 2025 118
119 BR Brazil 7.6 2025 119
120 LC Saint Lucia 7.5 2025 120
121 DO Dominican Republic 7 2025 121
122 AR Argentina 7 2025 122
123 SR Suriname 7 2025 123
124 LV Latvia 6.7 2025 124
125 PS Palestine 6.3 2022 125
126 PL Poland 6.2 2025 126
127 CL Chile 6.1 2025 127
128 OM Oman 5.9 2025 128
129 NZ New Zealand 5.4 2025 129
130 ZA South Africa 5.4 2025 130
131 RU Russia 5.1 2025 131
132 KR South Korea 5.1 2025 132
133 MU Mauritius 4.7 2025 133
134 BG Bulgaria 4.7 2025 134
135 LT Lithuania 4.7 2025 135
136 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.5 2025 136
137 HR Croatia 4.3 2025 137
138 ME Montenegro 4.2 2025 138
139 HU Hungary 4.1 2025 139
140 IE Ireland 3.9 2025 140
141 SI Slovenia 3.7 2025 141
142 IS Iceland 3.6 2025 142
143 LB Lebanon 3.5 2023 143
144 FI Finland 3.5 2025 144
145 ES Spain 3.4 2025 145
146 IT Italy 3.3 2025 146
147 JO Jordan 3.1 2025 147
148 EE Estonia 3 2025 148
149 JP Japan 2.8 2025 149
150 PT Portugal 2.8 2025 150
151 AT Austria 2.8 2025 151
152 CZ Czechia 2.7 2025 152
153 NO Norway 2.5 2025 153
154 SA Saudi Arabia 2.5 2025 154
155 FR France 2.3 2025 155
156 CH Switzerland 2.2 2025 156
157 AU Australia 2.2 2025 157
158 SK Slovakia 2.2 2025 158
159 CY Cyprus 2.2 2025 159
160 JE Channel Islands 2.1 2025 160
161 PF French Polynesia 1.9 2025 161
162 KW Kuwait 1.9 2025 162
163 NC New Caledonia 1.8 2025 163
164 SE Sweden 1.8 2025 164
165 NL Netherlands 1.7 2025 165
166 DK Denmark 1.6 2025 166
167 QA Qatar 1.6 2025 167
168 VI United States Virgin Islands 1.6 2025 168
169 GU Guam 1.6 2025 169
170 US United States 1.5 2025 170
171 AE United Arab Emirates 1.4 2025 171
172 BB Barbados 1.2 2025 172
173 BN Brunei Darussalam 1.2 2025 173
174 DJ Djibouti 1.2 2025 174
175 PR Puerto Rico 1.1 2025 175
176 CA Canada 1.1 2025 176
177 DE Germany 1.1 2025 177
178 BE Belgium 1 2025 178
179 LU Luxembourg 0.9 2025 179
180 MT Malta 0.9 2025 180
181 GB United Kingdom 0.9 2025 181
182 BH Bahrain 0.8 2025 182
183 BS Bahamas 0.8 2025 183
184 IL Israel 0.8 2025 184
185 MO Macao 0.4 2025 185
186 HK Hong Kong 0.2 2025 186
187 SG Singapore 0.1 2025 187
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Maximum 85.3%
Median 14.2%
Minimum 0.1%
World 25.8%

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of employment
Observation period
1991–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
ILOSTAT

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