Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Malaysia

Employment in agriculture in Malaysia in 2025 — 9.2%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2025 9.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 18.9%1991
Period minimum 9.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Malaysia, 1991–20257.51012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.9%1992: 18.3%1993: 17.7%1994: 17.2%1995: 16.7%1996: 16.1%1997: 14.3%1998: 15.7%1999: 15.3%2000: 15.3%2001: 15.1%2002: 14.9%2003: 14.3%2004: 14.6%2005: 14.6%2006: 14.6%2007: 14.7%2008: 14%2009: 13.5%2010: 13.3%2011: 11.9%2012: 13.3%2013: 12.7%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.5%2016: 11.4%2017: 11.3%2018: 10.6%2019: 10.2%2020: 10.5%2021: 10.3%2022: 10%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.4%2025: 9.2%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malaysia 9.2%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.2 −0.3 pp
2024 9.4 −0.3 pp
2023 9.7 −0.3 pp
2022 10 −0.3 pp
2021 10.3 −0.2 pp
2020 10.5 +0.2 pp
2019 10.2 −0.4 pp
2018 10.6 −0.7 pp
2017 11.3 −0.1 pp
2016 11.4 −1.1 pp
2015 12.5 −0.1 pp
2014 12.6 −0.1 pp
2013 12.7 −0.6 pp
2012 13.3 +1.4 pp
2011 11.9 −1.4 pp
2010 13.3 −0.2 pp
2009 13.5 −0.5 pp
2008 14 −0.8 pp
2007 14.7 +0.1 pp
2006 14.6 −0 pp
2005 14.6 +0.1 pp
2004 14.6 +0.3 pp
2003 14.3 −0.7 pp
2002 14.9 −0.2 pp
2001 15.1 −0.1 pp
2000 15.3 −0 pp
1999 15.3 −0.4 pp
1998 15.7 +1.3 pp
1997 14.3 −1.8 pp
1996 16.1 −0.6 pp
1995 16.7 −0.5 pp
1994 17.2 −0.5 pp
1993 17.7 −0.6 pp
1992 18.3 −0.6 pp
1991 18.9

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.