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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2014, at 86.2%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 18.2% and the figure for the World was 29.2%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest86.2Burundi
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Median18.2186 countries
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Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 2.9 %Afghanistan: 43.9 %Albania: 41.9 %Armenia: 34.8 %Angola: 52.8 %Argentina: 8.2 %Austria: 4.8 %Australia: 2.8 %Azerbaijan: 36.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.1 %Bangladesh: 44.4 %Belgium: 1.2 %Burkina Faso: 58.7 %Bulgaria: 7.3 %Burundi: 86.2 %Benin: 42.9 %Brunei: 1.4 %Bolivia: 29.1 %Brazil: 9.3 %Bahamas: 2.2 %Bhutan: 56.7 %Botswana: 16.4 %Belarus: 10.2 %Belize: 17.7 %Canada: 1.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Central African Republic: 65.6 %Republic of the Congo: 34.3 %Switzerland: 3.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 47.9 %Chile: 7.5 %Cameroon: 47.6 %China: 29.5 %Colombia: 15.5 %Costa Rica: 14.7 %Cuba: 18.9 %Cape Verde: 14.4 %Cyprus: 4.4 %Czechia: 2.7 %Germany: 1.4 %Djibouti: 1.5 %Denmark: 2.5 %Dominican Republic: 10.1 %Algeria: 9.3 %Ecuador: 26.4 %Estonia: 3.9 %Egypt: 27.7 %Eritrea: 54.9 %Spain: 4.3 %Ethiopia: 69.6 %Finland: 4.2 %Fiji: 40.4 %France: 2.8 %Gabon: 32.4 %United Kingdom: 1.2 %Georgia: 48.9 %Ghana: 43.9 %Gambia: 30.8 %Guinea: 52 %Equatorial Guinea: 54.8 %Greece: 13.1 %Guatemala: 31.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 65.8 %Guyana: 17.3 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 21.1 %Croatia: 9.4 %Haiti: 46.6 %Hungary: 4.7 %Indonesia: 34 %Ireland: 5.4 %Israel: 1.1 %India: 45.3 %Iraq: 9.6 %Iran: 16.4 %Iceland: 4.5 %Italy: 3.6 %Jamaica: 18.5 %Jordan: 3.4 %Japan: 3.8 %Kenya: 53.1 %Kyrgyzstan: 24.1 %Cambodia: 46 %North Korea: 52.9 %South Korea: 5.2 %Kuwait: 2.3 %Kazakhstan: 21.9 %Laos: 74.2 %Lebanon: 3.8 %Sri Lanka: 28.1 %Liberia: 41.3 %Lesotho: 30.2 %Lithuania: 9.2 %Luxembourg: 1.5 %Latvia: 7.5 %Libya: 11.8 %Morocco: 36.8 %Moldova: 58.8 %Montenegro: 5.7 %Madagascar: 73.1 %North Macedonia: 18.5 %Mali: 66.7 %Myanmar: 52.2 %Mongolia: 34.3 %Mauritania: 36.9 %Mauritius: 6.9 %Malawi: 65.6 %Mexico: 14.1 %Malaysia: 12.6 %Mozambique: 73.1 %Namibia: 29.3 %New Caledonia: 1.7 %Niger: 74.4 %Nigeria: 40.6 %Nicaragua: 31.4 %Netherlands: 2.3 %Norway: 2.2 %Nepal: 27 %New Zealand: 6.2 %Oman: 5.4 %Panama: 17.5 %Peru: 24.5 %French Polynesia: 2.6 %Papua New Guinea: 28.6 %Philippines: 29.1 %Pakistan: 42.2 %Poland: 12.1 %Puerto Rico: 1.4 %Palestine: 10.5 %Portugal: 4.6 %Paraguay: 22.1 %Qatar: 1.3 %Romania: 18.2 %Serbia: 25.9 %Russia: 6.8 %Rwanda: 56 %Saudi Arabia: 4.3 %Solomon Islands: 41.9 %Sudan: 40.7 %Sweden: 2 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 9.7 %Slovakia: 4 %Sierra Leone: 57.6 %Senegal: 34.5 %Somalia: 31 %Suriname: 7.5 %South Sudan: 62.9 %El Salvador: 18.8 %Syria: 15.3 %Eswatini: 13.5 %Chad: 73 %Togo: 35.2 %Thailand: 33.5 %Tajikistan: 49.2 %Timor-Leste: 46.7 %Turkmenistan: 26.6 %Tunisia: 14.9 %Türkiye: 21.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 5.1 %Tanzania: 66.8 %Ukraine: 14.4 %Uganda: 71.9 %United States: 1.8 %Uruguay: 10 %Uzbekistan: 27.7 %Venezuela: 6.8 %Vietnam: 46.3 %Vanuatu: 51.6 %Samoa: 31.8 %Yemen: 29.2 %South Africa: 4.6 %Zambia: 62 %Zimbabwe: 64 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Burundi: 86.2 %Burundi86.2Niger: 74.4 %Niger74.4Laos: 74.2 %Laos74.2Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Madagascar: 73.1 %Madagascar73.1Chad: 73 %Chad73Uganda: 71.9 %Uganda71.9Ethiopia: 69.6 %Ethiopia69.6Tanzania: 66.8 %Tanzania66.8Mali: 66.7 %Mali66.7Guinea-Bissau: 65.8 %Guinea-Bissau65.8Malawi: 65.6 %Malawi65.6Central African Republic: 65.6 %Central African Republic65.6Zimbabwe: 64 %Zimbabwe64South Sudan: 62.9 %South Sudan62.9Zambia: 62 %Zambia62Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9Moldova: 58.8 %Moldova58.8Burkina Faso: 58.7 %Burkina Faso58.7Sierra Leone: 57.6 %Sierra Leone57.6Bhutan: 56.7 %Bhutan56.7Rwanda: 56 %Rwanda56Eritrea: 54.9 %Eritrea54.9Equatorial Guinea: 54.8 %Equatorial Guinea54.8Kenya: 53.1 %Kenya53.1North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Angola: 52.8 %Angola52.8Myanmar: 52.2 %Myanmar52.2Guinea: 52 %Guinea52Vanuatu: 51.6 %Vanuatu51.6Tajikistan: 49.2 %Tajikistan49.2Georgia: 48.9 %Georgia48.9Côte d’Ivoire: 47.9 %Côte d’Ivoire47.9Cameroon: 47.6 %Cameroon47.6Timor-Leste: 46.7 %Timor-Leste46.7Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Vietnam: 46.3 %Vietnam46.3Cambodia: 46 %Cambodia46India: 45.3 %India45.3Bangladesh: 44.4 %Bangladesh44.4Burundi: 86.2 %Burundi86.2Niger: 74.4 %Niger74.4Laos: 74.2 %Laos74.2Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Madagascar: 73.1 %Madagascar73.1Chad: 73 %Chad73Uganda: 71.9 %Uganda71.9Ethiopia: 69.6 %Ethiopia69.6Tanzania: 66.8 %Tanzania66.8Mali: 66.7 %Mali66.7Guinea-Bissau: 65.8 %Guinea-Bissau65.8Malawi: 65.6 %Malawi65.6Central African Republic: 65.6 %Central African Republic65.6Zimbabwe: 64 %Zimbabwe64South Sudan: 62.9 %South Sudan62.9Zambia: 62 %Zambia62Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9Moldova: 58.8 %Moldova58.8Burkina Faso: 58.7 %Burkina Faso58.7Sierra Leone: 57.6 %Sierra Leone57.6Bhutan: 56.7 %Bhutan56.7Rwanda: 56 %Rwanda56Eritrea: 54.9 %Eritrea54.9Equatorial Guinea: 54.8 %Equatorial Guinea54.8Kenya: 53.1 %Kenya53.1North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Angola: 52.8 %Angola52.8Myanmar: 52.2 %Myanmar52.2Guinea: 52 %Guinea52Vanuatu: 51.6 %Vanuatu51.6Tajikistan: 49.2 %Tajikistan49.2Georgia: 48.9 %Georgia48.9Côte d’Ivoire: 47.9 %Côte d’Ivoire47.9Cameroon: 47.6 %Cameroon47.6Timor-Leste: 46.7 %Timor-Leste46.7Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Vietnam: 46.3 %Vietnam46.3Cambodia: 46 %Cambodia46India: 45.3 %India45.3Bangladesh: 44.4 %Bangladesh44.4
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Burundi86.2-0.5 pts
2Niger74.4-0.2 pts
3Laos74.2-1.2 pts
4Mozambique73.1-0.9 pts
5Madagascar73.1+1.9 pts
6Chad73-0.7 pts
7Uganda71.9+1.3 pts
8Ethiopia69.6-1.5 pts
9Tanzania66.8-0.6 pts
10Mali66.7-0.5 pts
11Guinea-Bissau65.8-0.1 pts
12Malawi65.6-0.5 pts
13Central African Republic65.6-0.1 pts
14Zimbabwe64+0.8 pts
15South Sudan62.9-0.5 pts
16Zambia62-0.6 pts
17Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9-1 pts
18Moldova58.8+2.4 pts
19Burkina Faso58.7-1.1 pts
20Sierra Leone57.6-1.5 pts
21Bhutan56.7+0.3 pts
22Rwanda56-0.7 pts
23Eritrea54.9-2.9 pts
24Equatorial Guinea54.8-0.1 pts
25Kenya53.1-0.8 pts
26North Korea52.9-0.2 pts
27Angola52.8+2.1 pts
28Myanmar52.20 pts
29Guinea52-1.9 pts
30Vanuatu51.6-1.3 pts
31Tajikistan49.2-0.8 pts
32Georgia48.9-1.2 pts
33Côte d’Ivoire47.9+2.5 pts
34Cameroon47.6-1.9 pts
35Timor-Leste46.7-1.3 pts
36Haiti46.6-0.4 pts
37Vietnam46.3-0.5 pts
38Cambodia46-3.5 pts
39India45.3-1 pts
40Bangladesh44.4-0.7 pts
41Afghanistan43.9-2.7 pts
42Ghana43.9-0.4 pts
43Benin42.9-0.4 pts
44Pakistan42.2-0 pts
45Albania41.9-2.1 pts
46Solomon Islands41.9+0.3 pts
47Liberia41.3-0.3 pts
48Sudan40.7-0.4 pts
49Nigeria40.6-1 pts
50Fiji40.4+1.3 pts
51Comoros38-1.8 pts
52Mauritania36.9-0.6 pts
53Morocco36.8-1.5 pts
54Azerbaijan36.8-0.3 pts
55Togo35.2-0.5 pts
56Armenia34.8-0.2 pts
57Senegal34.5-1.5 pts
58Republic of the Congo34.3-0.8 pts
59Mongolia34.3-1.8 pts
60Indonesia34-0.7 pts
61Thailand33.5-5.8 pts
62Gabon32.4-0.8 pts
63Tonga31.9-0.2 pts
64Samoa31.8-0.6 pts
65Guatemala31.5-0.3 pts
66Nicaragua31.4-0.4 pts
67Somalia31-1.2 pts
68Gambia30.8+0.4 pts
69Lesotho30.2-0.4 pts
70China29.5-1.9 pts
71Namibia29.3-2.1 pts
72Yemen29.2-0 pts
73Bolivia29.1-2 pts
74Philippines29.1-0.6 pts
75Papua New Guinea28.6+0.2 pts
76Sri Lanka28.1-1.5 pts
77Egypt27.7-0.4 pts
78Uzbekistan27.7+0.4 pts
79Nepal27-0.9 pts
80Turkmenistan26.6-0.9 pts
81Ecuador26.4-1.4 pts
82Serbia25.9-0.3 pts
83Peru24.5+0.3 pts
84Kyrgyzstan24.1+0.9 pts
85Paraguay22.1-0.7 pts
86Kazakhstan21.9-2.3 pts
87Türkiye21.2-0.5 pts
88Honduras21.1-5.1 pts
89Cuba18.9+0.3 pts
90El Salvador18.8-0.8 pts
91North Macedonia18.5-0.3 pts
92Jamaica18.5+0.2 pts
93Romania18.2-0.7 pts
94Bosnia and Herzegovina18.1-1.9 pts
95Belize17.7-0.2 pts
96Panama17.5-0.7 pts
97Guyana17.3-0.2 pts
98Iran16.4-0.2 pts
99Botswana16.4-0.5 pts
100Colombia15.5-0.6 pts
101Syria15.3+0.3 pts
102Tunisia14.9-0.5 pts
103Costa Rica14.7+1.6 pts
104Cape Verde14.4-0.2 pts
105Ukraine14.4+0.2 pts
106Mexico14.1+0.1 pts
107São Tomé and Príncipe13.6-0.5 pts
108Eswatini13.5-0.2 pts
109Greece13.1-0.1 pts
110Malaysia12.6-0.1 pts
111Poland12.1-0.5 pts
112Libya11.8+0.3 pts
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.8-0.3 pts
114Saint Lucia11.1-0.3 pts
115Palestine10.5-0.2 pts
116Maldives10.4-0.7 pts
117Belarus10.2-0.3 pts
118Dominican Republic10.1+0.2 pts
119Uruguay10-0.2 pts
120Slovenia9.7+1.1 pts
121Iraq9.6-0.2 pts
122Croatia9.4-1 pts
123Algeria9.3-0.6 pts
124Brazil9.3-0.7 pts
125Lithuania9.2+0.7 pts
126Argentina8.2-0.1 pts
127Chile7.5-0.2 pts
128Latvia7.5-0.6 pts
129Suriname7.50 pts
130Bulgaria7.3+0.8 pts
131Mauritius6.9+0.2 pts
132Venezuela6.8-0.6 pts
133Russia6.8-0.3 pts
134New Zealand6.2-0.2 pts
135Montenegro5.7+1.2 pts
136Ireland5.4-0.3 pts
137Oman5.40 pts
138South Korea5.2-0.4 pts
139Trinidad and Tobago5.1+0.1 pts
140Austria4.8+0.3 pts
141Hungary4.7-0.1 pts
142South Africa4.6-0.4 pts
143Portugal4.6-0.9 pts
144Iceland4.5+0.1 pts
145Cyprus4.4+1.3 pts
146Saudi Arabia4.3-0.2 pts
147Spain4.3-0.1 pts
148Finland4.2+0.1 pts
149Slovakia4-0.2 pts
150Estonia3.9-0.4 pts
151Lebanon3.8+0.1 pts
152Japan3.8-0.1 pts
153Italy3.60 pts
154Switzerland3.5-0 pts
155Jordan3.40 pts
156Barbados3-0.1 pts
157United Arab Emirates2.9-0.1 pts
158France2.8-0.2 pts
159Australia2.8-0.1 pts
160Czechia2.7-0.3 pts
161French Polynesia2.6-0.1 pts
162Denmark2.5-0.1 pts
163Netherlands2.3+0.1 pts
164Kuwait2.3-0 pts
165Bahamas2.2-0.4 pts
166Norway2.2-0.1 pts
167U.S. Virgin Islands2.1-0.1 pts
168Guam2.1-0.1 pts
169Sweden2-0.1 pts
170United States1.80 pts
171Canada1.7-0.1 pts
172New Caledonia1.7-0.1 pts
173Luxembourg1.50 pts
174Djibouti1.5-0.1 pts
175Germany1.4-0 pts
176Brunei1.4-0 pts
177Puerto Rico1.4-0 pts
178Qatar1.3-0.1 pts
179Malta1.30 pts
180United Kingdom1.2+0.2 pts
181Belgium1.2-0.1 pts
182Israel1.1-0.1 pts
183Bahrain1.1-0 pts
184Macao0.4-0 pts
185Hong Kong0.2-0 pts
186Singapore0.1-0 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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Burundi, with 86.2% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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