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Countries by employment in agriculture, 2025

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 181 countries in 2025, at 85.3%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for the World was 25.8%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.3Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median14.5181 countries
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Map of countries, 2025

United Arab Emirates: 1.4 %Afghanistan: 51.6 %Albania: 30.8 %Armenia: 27 %Angola: 51.9 %Argentina: 7 %Austria: 2.8 %Australia: 2.2 %Azerbaijan: 34.2 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 16.7 %Bangladesh: 44.3 %Belgium: 1 %Burkina Faso: 51.8 %Bulgaria: 4.7 %Burundi: 85.3 %Benin: 40.2 %Brunei: 1.2 %Bolivia: 24.7 %Brazil: 7.6 %Bahamas: 0.8 %Bhutan: 42.4 %Botswana: 18 %Belarus: 9.5 %Belize: 16.1 %Canada: 1.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.5 %Central African Republic: 66.1 %Republic of the Congo: 36.4 %Switzerland: 2.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 45.4 %Chile: 6.1 %Cameroon: 41.9 %China: 21.7 %Colombia: 14.2 %Costa Rica: 11.5 %Cuba: 15.5 %Cape Verde: 9.2 %Cyprus: 2.2 %Czechia: 2.7 %Germany: 1.1 %Djibouti: 1.2 %Denmark: 1.6 %Dominican Republic: 7 %Algeria: 9.5 %Ecuador: 32.5 %Estonia: 3 %Egypt: 17.5 %Eritrea: 55.5 %Spain: 3.4 %Ethiopia: 60.1 %Finland: 3.5 %Fiji: 35.6 %France: 2.3 %Gabon: 28.9 %United Kingdom: 0.9 %Georgia: 34 %Ghana: 34.6 %Gambia: 27.6 %Guinea: 47.4 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.3 %Greece: 10.7 %Guatemala: 29.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 61.1 %Guyana: 12.2 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 22.4 %Croatia: 4.3 %Haiti: 46.6 %Hungary: 4.1 %Indonesia: 27.3 %Ireland: 3.9 %Israel: 0.8 %India: 41.6 %Iraq: 8.2 %Iran: 13.6 %Iceland: 3.6 %Italy: 3.3 %Jamaica: 13.9 %Jordan: 3.1 %Japan: 2.8 %Kenya: 45.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 15.4 %Cambodia: 33.4 %North Korea: 54.1 %South Korea: 5.1 %Kuwait: 1.9 %Kazakhstan: 11.3 %Laos: 68.6 %Sri Lanka: 25.9 %Liberia: 41.1 %Lesotho: 30.9 %Lithuania: 4.7 %Luxembourg: 0.9 %Latvia: 6.7 %Libya: 10 %Morocco: 27.9 %Moldova: 50.5 %Montenegro: 4.2 %Madagascar: 69.2 %North Macedonia: 8.5 %Mali: 63 %Myanmar: 45 %Mongolia: 27 %Mauritania: 32.1 %Mauritius: 4.7 %Malawi: 65 %Mexico: 11.4 %Malaysia: 9.2 %Mozambique: 73 %Namibia: 22.3 %New Caledonia: 1.8 %Niger: 73 %Nigeria: 33.5 %Nicaragua: 30.5 %Netherlands: 1.7 %Norway: 2.5 %Nepal: 22.9 %New Zealand: 5.4 %Oman: 5.9 %Panama: 16 %Peru: 23.1 %French Polynesia: 1.9 %Papua New Guinea: 36.9 %Philippines: 20.5 %Pakistan: 36.2 %Poland: 6.2 %Puerto Rico: 1.1 %Portugal: 2.8 %Paraguay: 16 %Qatar: 1.6 %Romania: 10.9 %Serbia: 18 %Russia: 5.1 %Rwanda: 35.1 %Saudi Arabia: 2.5 %Solomon Islands: 42.5 %Sweden: 1.8 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 3.7 %Slovakia: 2.2 %Sierra Leone: 44.5 %Senegal: 29.6 %Somalia: 30 %Suriname: 7 %El Salvador: 13.9 %Syria: 16.3 %Eswatini: 14.5 %Chad: 71.7 %Togo: 37.6 %Thailand: 28.6 %Tajikistan: 43.3 %Timor-Leste: 46 %Turkmenistan: 21.9 %Tunisia: 12.5 %Türkiye: 14.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.5 %Tanzania: 64.6 %Uganda: 64.9 %United States: 1.5 %Uruguay: 8.1 %Uzbekistan: 25.2 %Venezuela: 8.9 %Vietnam: 25 %Vanuatu: 44.5 %Samoa: 26.9 %Yemen: 31.6 %South Africa: 5.4 %Zambia: 54.5 %Zimbabwe: 54.3 %
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%, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2025

Burundi: 85.3 %Burundi85.3Mozambique: 73 %Mozambique73Niger: 73 %Niger73Chad: 71.7 %Chad71.7Madagascar: 69.2 %Madagascar69.2Laos: 68.6 %Laos68.6Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Malawi: 65 %Malawi65Uganda: 64.9 %Uganda64.9Tanzania: 64.6 %Tanzania64.6Mali: 63 %Mali63Guinea-Bissau: 61.1 %Guinea-Bissau61.1Ethiopia: 60.1 %Ethiopia60.1Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5Eritrea: 55.5 %Eritrea55.5Equatorial Guinea: 55.3 %Equatorial Guinea55.3Zambia: 54.5 %Zambia54.5Zimbabwe: 54.3 %Zimbabwe54.3North Korea: 54.1 %North Korea54.1Angola: 51.9 %Angola51.9Burkina Faso: 51.8 %Burkina Faso51.8Afghanistan: 51.6 %Afghanistan51.6Moldova: 50.5 %Moldova50.5Guinea: 47.4 %Guinea47.4Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Timor-Leste: 46 %Timor-Leste46Kenya: 45.8 %Kenya45.8Côte d’Ivoire: 45.4 %Côte d’Ivoire45.4Myanmar: 45 %Myanmar45Vanuatu: 44.5 %Vanuatu44.5Sierra Leone: 44.5 %Sierra Leone44.5Bangladesh: 44.3 %Bangladesh44.3Tajikistan: 43.3 %Tajikistan43.3Solomon Islands: 42.5 %Solomon Islands42.5Bhutan: 42.4 %Bhutan42.4Cameroon: 41.9 %Cameroon41.9India: 41.6 %India41.6Liberia: 41.1 %Liberia41.1Benin: 40.2 %Benin40.2Togo: 37.6 %Togo37.6Burundi: 85.3 %Burundi85.3Mozambique: 73 %Mozambique73Niger: 73 %Niger73Chad: 71.7 %Chad71.7Madagascar: 69.2 %Madagascar69.2Laos: 68.6 %Laos68.6Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Malawi: 65 %Malawi65Uganda: 64.9 %Uganda64.9Tanzania: 64.6 %Tanzania64.6Mali: 63 %Mali63Guinea-Bissau: 61.1 %Guinea-Bissau61.1Ethiopia: 60.1 %Ethiopia60.1Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5Eritrea: 55.5 %Eritrea55.5Equatorial Guinea: 55.3 %Equatorial Guinea55.3Zambia: 54.5 %Zambia54.5Zimbabwe: 54.3 %Zimbabwe54.3North Korea: 54.1 %North Korea54.1Angola: 51.9 %Angola51.9Burkina Faso: 51.8 %Burkina Faso51.8Afghanistan: 51.6 %Afghanistan51.6Moldova: 50.5 %Moldova50.5Guinea: 47.4 %Guinea47.4Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Timor-Leste: 46 %Timor-Leste46Kenya: 45.8 %Kenya45.8Côte d’Ivoire: 45.4 %Côte d’Ivoire45.4Myanmar: 45 %Myanmar45Vanuatu: 44.5 %Vanuatu44.5Sierra Leone: 44.5 %Sierra Leone44.5Bangladesh: 44.3 %Bangladesh44.3Tajikistan: 43.3 %Tajikistan43.3Solomon Islands: 42.5 %Solomon Islands42.5Bhutan: 42.4 %Bhutan42.4Cameroon: 41.9 %Cameroon41.9India: 41.6 %India41.6Liberia: 41.1 %Liberia41.1Benin: 40.2 %Benin40.2Togo: 37.6 %Togo37.6
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Burundi85.3-0.1 pts
2Mozambique73-0.1 pts
3Niger73-0.5 pts
4Chad71.7-0.1 pts
5Madagascar69.2-0.3 pts
6Laos68.6-0.3 pts
7Central African Republic66.10 pts
8Malawi65-0.3 pts
9Uganda64.9-0.6 pts
10Tanzania64.6-0.5 pts
11Mali63-0.5 pts
12Guinea-Bissau61.1-0.6 pts
13Ethiopia60.1-0.9 pts
14Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5-0.4 pts
15Eritrea55.5-0.5 pts
16Equatorial Guinea55.3+0.2 pts
17Zambia54.5-0.8 pts
18Zimbabwe54.3-0.9 pts
19North Korea54.1-0.2 pts
20Angola51.9-0.2 pts
21Burkina Faso51.8-0.5 pts
22Afghanistan51.6+0.2 pts
23Moldova50.5-0.3 pts
24Guinea47.4-0.9 pts
25Haiti46.6-0.1 pts
26Timor-Leste46-0.3 pts
27Kenya45.8-0.7 pts
28Côte d’Ivoire45.4-0.9 pts
29Myanmar45-0.4 pts
30Vanuatu44.5-0.1 pts
31Sierra Leone44.5-0.6 pts
32Bangladesh44.3-0.5 pts
33Tajikistan43.3-0.8 pts
34Solomon Islands42.5-0.3 pts
35Bhutan42.4-0.8 pts
36Cameroon41.9-0.5 pts
37India41.6-0.7 pts
38Liberia41.1-0.8 pts
39Benin40.2-0.8 pts
40Togo37.6-0.7 pts
41Papua New Guinea36.9-0.6 pts
42Republic of the Congo36.4-0.4 pts
43Pakistan36.2-0.3 pts
44Fiji35.6-0.5 pts
45Rwanda35.1-1.5 pts
46Ghana34.6-0.6 pts
47Azerbaijan34.2-0.5 pts
48Georgia34-0.8 pts
49Comoros33.6-0.5 pts
50Nigeria33.5-0.6 pts
51Cambodia33.4-0.8 pts
52Ecuador32.5-0.1 pts
53Mauritania32.1-0.7 pts
54Yemen31.6-0.2 pts
55Lesotho30.9-0.2 pts
56Albania30.8-0.7 pts
57Nicaragua30.5-0.2 pts
58Somalia30-0.3 pts
59Senegal29.6-1.1 pts
60Guatemala29.1-0.4 pts
61Gabon28.9-0.2 pts
62Thailand28.6-0.4 pts
63Morocco27.9-0.4 pts
64Gambia27.6-0.7 pts
65Indonesia27.3-0.7 pts
66Mongolia27-0.3 pts
67Armenia27-0.5 pts
68Samoa26.9-0.9 pts
69Sri Lanka25.9-0.5 pts
70Uzbekistan25.2-0.4 pts
71Vietnam25-0.8 pts
72Bolivia24.7-0.2 pts
73Tonga23.6-0.6 pts
74Peru23.1-0.3 pts
75Nepal22.9-0.6 pts
76Honduras22.4-0.2 pts
77Namibia22.3-0.3 pts
78Turkmenistan21.9-0.3 pts
79China21.7-0.5 pts
80Philippines20.5-0.7 pts
81Botswana18-0.1 pts
82Serbia18-0.5 pts
83Egypt17.5-0.5 pts
84Bosnia and Herzegovina16.7-0.4 pts
85Syria16.3-0.1 pts
86Belize16.1-0.3 pts
87Panama16-0.3 pts
88Paraguay16-0.3 pts
89Cuba15.5-0.3 pts
90Kyrgyzstan15.4-0.6 pts
91Eswatini14.5-0.4 pts
92Türkiye14.2-0.3 pts
93Colombia14.2-0.1 pts
94Jamaica13.9-0.3 pts
95El Salvador13.9-0.2 pts
96Iran13.6-0.1 pts
97Tunisia12.5-0.3 pts
98Guyana12.2-0.3 pts
99São Tomé and Príncipe12.1-0.3 pts
100Costa Rica11.5-0.3 pts
101Mexico11.4-0.2 pts
102Kazakhstan11.3-0.3 pts
103Maldives11.3-0.3 pts
104Romania10.9-0.3 pts
105Greece10.7-0.3 pts
106Libya10-0.5 pts
107Algeria9.5-0.2 pts
108Belarus9.5-0.3 pts
109Cape Verde9.2-0.3 pts
110Malaysia9.2-0.3 pts
111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.1-0.3 pts
112Venezuela8.9-0 pts
113North Macedonia8.5-0.3 pts
114Iraq8.2-0 pts
115Uruguay8.1-0.2 pts
116Brazil7.6-0.1 pts
117Saint Lucia7.5-0.2 pts
118Dominican Republic7-0.2 pts
119Argentina7-0.2 pts
120Suriname7-0.1 pts
121Latvia6.7-0.3 pts
122Poland6.2-0.3 pts
123Chile6.1-0.2 pts
124Oman5.9-0.1 pts
125New Zealand5.4-0.1 pts
126South Africa5.4-0 pts
127Russia5.1-0.1 pts
128South Korea5.1-0.1 pts
129Mauritius4.7-0.2 pts
130Bulgaria4.7-0.2 pts
131Lithuania4.7-0.2 pts
132Trinidad and Tobago4.5-0.2 pts
133Croatia4.3-0.2 pts
134Montenegro4.2-0.2 pts
135Hungary4.1-0.1 pts
136Ireland3.9-0.1 pts
137Slovenia3.7-0.1 pts
138Iceland3.6-0.1 pts
139Finland3.5-0.1 pts
140Spain3.4-0.1 pts
141Italy3.3-0.1 pts
142Jordan3.1-0.1 pts
143Estonia3-0.1 pts
144Japan2.8-0.1 pts
145Portugal2.8-0.1 pts
146Austria2.8-0.1 pts
147Czechia2.7-0.1 pts
148Norway2.5-0.1 pts
149Saudi Arabia2.5-0.1 pts
150France2.3-0.1 pts
151Switzerland2.2-0.1 pts
152Australia2.2-0.1 pts
153Slovakia2.2-0.1 pts
154Cyprus2.2-0 pts
155French Polynesia1.9-0.1 pts
156Kuwait1.9-0 pts
157New Caledonia1.8-0 pts
158Sweden1.8-0 pts
159Netherlands1.7-0 pts
160Denmark1.6-0 pts
161Qatar1.6-0 pts
162U.S. Virgin Islands1.6-0 pts
163Guam1.6-0.1 pts
164United States1.5-0 pts
165United Arab Emirates1.4-0 pts
166Barbados1.2-0.1 pts
167Brunei1.2-0 pts
168Djibouti1.2-0 pts
169Puerto Rico1.1-0 pts
170Canada1.1-0 pts
171Germany1.1-0 pts
172Belgium1-0 pts
173Luxembourg0.9-0 pts
174Malta0.9-0 pts
175United Kingdom0.9-0 pts
176Bahrain0.8-0 pts
177Bahamas0.8-0 pts
178Israel0.8-0 pts
179Macao0.4-0 pts
180Hong Kong0.2-0 pts
181Singapore0.1-0 pts

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People employed in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing (ISIC Rev. 4 section A), as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.

ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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