Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Belarus

Employment in agriculture in Belarus in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.9 pp.

2025 9.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 108of 182
Period maximum 23.4%1992
Period minimum 9.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Belarus, 1991–202551015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.4%1992: 23.4%1993: 22.8%1994: 22.2%1995: 22.5%1996: 22%1997: 21.1%1998: 20.3%1999: 19.7%2000: 19%2001: 18.3%2002: 17.7%2003: 16.9%2004: 15.9%2005: 15.1%2006: 14.2%2007: 13.4%2008: 12.6%2009: 12.3%2010: 11.7%2011: 11.2%2012: 10.8%2013: 10.5%2014: 10.2%2015: 9.7%2016: 9.7%2017: 10.7%2018: 11.3%2019: 11.1%2020: 10.9%2021: 10.9%2022: 10.1%2023: 10.1%2024: 9.7%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: −12.9 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus

Belarus 9.5%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
Employment in agriculture — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 −0.3 pp
2024 9.7 −0.4 pp
2023 10.1 +0 pp
2022 10.1 −0.8 pp
2021 10.9 +0 pp
2020 10.9 −0.2 pp
2019 11.1 −0.3 pp
2018 11.3 +0.6 pp
2017 10.7 +1 pp
2016 9.7 −0 pp
2015 9.7 −0.5 pp
2014 10.2 −0.3 pp
2013 10.5 −0.3 pp
2012 10.8 −0.4 pp
2011 11.2 −0.5 pp
2010 11.7 −0.6 pp
2009 12.3 −0.3 pp
2008 12.6 −0.8 pp
2007 13.4 −0.8 pp
2006 14.2 −0.9 pp
2005 15.1 −0.9 pp
2004 15.9 −0.9 pp
2003 16.9 −0.8 pp
2002 17.7 −0.7 pp
2001 18.3 −0.7 pp
2000 19 −0.7 pp
1999 19.7 −0.5 pp
1998 20.3 −0.8 pp
1997 21.1 −1 pp
1996 22 −0.5 pp
1995 22.5 +0.3 pp
1994 22.2 −0.5 pp
1993 22.8 −0.6 pp
1992 23.4 +1 pp
1991 22.4

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.