Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Myanmar

Employment in agriculture in Myanmar in 2025 — 45%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 25.3 pp.

2025 45% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 182
Period maximum 70.3%1991
Period minimum 45%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Myanmar, 1991–2025405060708019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.3%1992: 69%1993: 68.9%1994: 68.7%1995: 66.8%1996: 65.2%1997: 63.4%1998: 62.8%1999: 62%2000: 60.7%2001: 59.9%2002: 58.9%2003: 57.4%2004: 56.3%2005: 55.2%2006: 54.3%2007: 53.5%2008: 52.8%2009: 52.1%2010: 51.9%2011: 52.2%2012: 52.3%2013: 52.2%2014: 52.2%2015: 51.7%2016: 51.5%2017: 51.3%2018: 48.9%2019: 49.8%2020: 46.5%2021: 46.6%2022: 45.8%2023: 45.2%2024: 45.4%2025: 45%
Change over the period: −25.3 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 45%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45 −0.4 pp
2024 45.4 +0.1 pp
2023 45.2 −0.6 pp
2022 45.8 −0.8 pp
2021 46.6 +0.1 pp
2020 46.5 −3.3 pp
2019 49.8 +0.8 pp
2018 48.9 −2.4 pp
2017 51.3 −0.2 pp
2016 51.5 −0.1 pp
2015 51.7 −0.5 pp
2014 52.2 +0 pp
2013 52.2 −0.1 pp
2012 52.3 +0.1 pp
2011 52.2 +0.3 pp
2010 51.9 −0.2 pp
2009 52.1 −0.6 pp
2008 52.8 −0.7 pp
2007 53.5 −0.8 pp
2006 54.3 −1 pp
2005 55.2 −1.1 pp
2004 56.3 −1.1 pp
2003 57.4 −1.5 pp
2002 58.9 −1 pp
2001 59.9 −0.8 pp
2000 60.7 −1.2 pp
1999 62 −0.8 pp
1998 62.8 −0.6 pp
1997 63.4 −1.8 pp
1996 65.2 −1.6 pp
1995 66.8 −1.9 pp
1994 68.7 −0.2 pp
1993 68.9 −0.2 pp
1992 69 −1.2 pp
1991 70.3

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.