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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2015, at 86.4%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for the World was 28.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest86.4Burundi
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Median17.8186 countries
World28.5History

Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 2.8 %Afghanistan: 43.6 %Albania: 41.1 %Armenia: 35.3 %Angola: 52.7 %Argentina: 8 %Austria: 4.5 %Australia: 2.6 %Azerbaijan: 36.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19 %Bangladesh: 43.5 %Belgium: 1.2 %Burkina Faso: 57.6 %Bulgaria: 6.8 %Burundi: 86.4 %Benin: 43.2 %Brunei: 1.4 %Bolivia: 28 %Brazil: 9.3 %Bahamas: 1.9 %Bhutan: 58 %Botswana: 16.5 %Belarus: 9.7 %Belize: 18.1 %Canada: 1.6 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Central African Republic: 64.9 %Republic of the Congo: 34.2 %Switzerland: 3.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Chile: 7.5 %Cameroon: 46.7 %China: 28.3 %Colombia: 15.4 %Costa Rica: 15.8 %Cuba: 18.5 %Cape Verde: 14.2 %Cyprus: 4 %Czechia: 2.9 %Germany: 1.4 %Djibouti: 1.4 %Denmark: 2.5 %Dominican Republic: 9.8 %Algeria: 8.9 %Ecuador: 27.3 %Estonia: 4 %Egypt: 26 %Eritrea: 57.4 %Spain: 4 %Ethiopia: 68 %Finland: 4.3 %Fiji: 40.1 %France: 2.7 %Gabon: 31.7 %United Kingdom: 1.1 %Georgia: 46.9 %Ghana: 43.4 %Gambia: 30.6 %Guinea: 51.7 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Greece: 12.5 %Guatemala: 31.9 %Guinea-Bissau: 65.6 %Guyana: 17.3 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 21 %Croatia: 9.2 %Haiti: 46.3 %Hungary: 4.9 %Indonesia: 32.8 %Ireland: 5.3 %Israel: 1 %India: 44.3 %Iraq: 9.5 %Iran: 16.6 %Iceland: 4.2 %Italy: 3.8 %Jamaica: 17.7 %Jordan: 3.4 %Japan: 3.8 %Kenya: 52.5 %Kyrgyzstan: 22.5 %Cambodia: 42.5 %North Korea: 52.9 %South Korea: 5.1 %Kuwait: 2.2 %Kazakhstan: 18 %Laos: 73 %Lebanon: 3.8 %Sri Lanka: 28.7 %Liberia: 41.1 %Lesotho: 29.9 %Lithuania: 9.1 %Luxembourg: 1.1 %Latvia: 7.9 %Libya: 11.6 %Morocco: 36.1 %Moldova: 59.6 %Montenegro: 7.7 %Madagascar: 74.6 %North Macedonia: 17.8 %Mali: 62.3 %Myanmar: 51.7 %Mongolia: 34.8 %Mauritania: 36.3 %Mauritius: 7.1 %Malawi: 65.3 %Mexico: 13.8 %Malaysia: 12.5 %Mozambique: 72.1 %Namibia: 24.4 %New Caledonia: 1.6 %Niger: 74.5 %Nigeria: 40.1 %Nicaragua: 31 %Netherlands: 2.2 %Norway: 2.1 %Nepal: 26.3 %New Zealand: 6.1 %Oman: 5.3 %Panama: 16.4 %Peru: 25.1 %French Polynesia: 2.6 %Papua New Guinea: 29.3 %Philippines: 27.9 %Pakistan: 41 %Poland: 11.5 %Puerto Rico: 1.4 %Palestine: 8.8 %Portugal: 4 %Paraguay: 19.7 %Qatar: 1.2 %Romania: 16 %Serbia: 25.3 %Russia: 6.8 %Rwanda: 54.7 %Saudi Arabia: 4.1 %Solomon Islands: 41.7 %Sudan: 40.3 %Sweden: 2 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 7.1 %Slovakia: 3.9 %Sierra Leone: 56.9 %Senegal: 33.3 %Somalia: 29.5 %Suriname: 7.7 %South Sudan: 62.4 %El Salvador: 18.1 %Syria: 15.7 %Eswatini: 13.5 %Chad: 72.4 %Togo: 34.6 %Thailand: 32.3 %Tajikistan: 48.4 %Timor-Leste: 45.4 %Turkmenistan: 26 %Tunisia: 14.8 %Türkiye: 20.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.8 %Tanzania: 66.4 %Ukraine: 14.9 %Uganda: 71.8 %United States: 1.9 %Uruguay: 9.6 %Uzbekistan: 27.6 %Venezuela: 6.4 %Vietnam: 44 %Vanuatu: 50.3 %Samoa: 31.2 %Yemen: 30.5 %South Africa: 5.6 %Zambia: 61.3 %Zimbabwe: 63.7 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Burundi: 86.4 %Burundi86.4Madagascar: 74.6 %Madagascar74.6Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Laos: 73 %Laos73Chad: 72.4 %Chad72.4Mozambique: 72.1 %Mozambique72.1Uganda: 71.8 %Uganda71.8Ethiopia: 68 %Ethiopia68Tanzania: 66.4 %Tanzania66.4Guinea-Bissau: 65.6 %Guinea-Bissau65.6Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Central African Republic: 64.9 %Central African Republic64.9Zimbabwe: 63.7 %Zimbabwe63.7South Sudan: 62.4 %South Sudan62.4Mali: 62.3 %Mali62.3Zambia: 61.3 %Zambia61.3Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2Moldova: 59.6 %Moldova59.6Bhutan: 58 %Bhutan58Burkina Faso: 57.6 %Burkina Faso57.6Eritrea: 57.4 %Eritrea57.4Sierra Leone: 56.9 %Sierra Leone56.9Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4Rwanda: 54.7 %Rwanda54.7North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Angola: 52.7 %Angola52.7Kenya: 52.5 %Kenya52.5Guinea: 51.7 %Guinea51.7Myanmar: 51.7 %Myanmar51.7Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Côte d’Ivoire50.5Vanuatu: 50.3 %Vanuatu50.3Tajikistan: 48.4 %Tajikistan48.4Georgia: 46.9 %Georgia46.9Cameroon: 46.7 %Cameroon46.7Haiti: 46.3 %Haiti46.3Timor-Leste: 45.4 %Timor-Leste45.4India: 44.3 %India44.3Vietnam: 44 %Vietnam44Afghanistan: 43.6 %Afghanistan43.6Bangladesh: 43.5 %Bangladesh43.5Burundi: 86.4 %Burundi86.4Madagascar: 74.6 %Madagascar74.6Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Laos: 73 %Laos73Chad: 72.4 %Chad72.4Mozambique: 72.1 %Mozambique72.1Uganda: 71.8 %Uganda71.8Ethiopia: 68 %Ethiopia68Tanzania: 66.4 %Tanzania66.4Guinea-Bissau: 65.6 %Guinea-Bissau65.6Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Central African Republic: 64.9 %Central African Republic64.9Zimbabwe: 63.7 %Zimbabwe63.7South Sudan: 62.4 %South Sudan62.4Mali: 62.3 %Mali62.3Zambia: 61.3 %Zambia61.3Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2Moldova: 59.6 %Moldova59.6Bhutan: 58 %Bhutan58Burkina Faso: 57.6 %Burkina Faso57.6Eritrea: 57.4 %Eritrea57.4Sierra Leone: 56.9 %Sierra Leone56.9Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4Rwanda: 54.7 %Rwanda54.7North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Angola: 52.7 %Angola52.7Kenya: 52.5 %Kenya52.5Guinea: 51.7 %Guinea51.7Myanmar: 51.7 %Myanmar51.7Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Côte d’Ivoire50.5Vanuatu: 50.3 %Vanuatu50.3Tajikistan: 48.4 %Tajikistan48.4Georgia: 46.9 %Georgia46.9Cameroon: 46.7 %Cameroon46.7Haiti: 46.3 %Haiti46.3Timor-Leste: 45.4 %Timor-Leste45.4India: 44.3 %India44.3Vietnam: 44 %Vietnam44Afghanistan: 43.6 %Afghanistan43.6Bangladesh: 43.5 %Bangladesh43.5
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Burundi86.4+0.2 pts
2Madagascar74.6+1.6 pts
3Niger74.5+0.1 pts
4Laos73-1.2 pts
5Chad72.4-0.6 pts
6Mozambique72.1-1 pts
7Uganda71.8-0.2 pts
8Ethiopia68-1.6 pts
9Tanzania66.4-0.4 pts
10Guinea-Bissau65.6-0.2 pts
11Malawi65.3-0.3 pts
12Central African Republic64.9-0.7 pts
13Zimbabwe63.7-0.2 pts
14South Sudan62.4-0.5 pts
15Mali62.3-4.4 pts
16Zambia61.3-0.7 pts
17Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2-0.7 pts
18Moldova59.6+0.8 pts
19Bhutan58+1.3 pts
20Burkina Faso57.6-1.1 pts
21Eritrea57.4+2.5 pts
22Sierra Leone56.9-0.7 pts
23Equatorial Guinea55.4+0.6 pts
24Rwanda54.7-1.3 pts
25North Korea52.90 pts
26Angola52.7-0.1 pts
27Kenya52.5-0.6 pts
28Guinea51.7-0.3 pts
29Myanmar51.7-0.5 pts
30Côte d’Ivoire50.5+2.7 pts
31Vanuatu50.3-1.3 pts
32Tajikistan48.4-0.8 pts
33Georgia46.9-2 pts
34Cameroon46.7-1 pts
35Haiti46.3-0.4 pts
36Timor-Leste45.4-1.3 pts
37India44.3-1 pts
38Vietnam44-2.3 pts
39Afghanistan43.6-0.3 pts
40Bangladesh43.5-0.9 pts
41Ghana43.4-0.5 pts
42Benin43.2+0.3 pts
43Cambodia42.5-3.5 pts
44Solomon Islands41.7-0.2 pts
45Albania41.1-0.8 pts
46Liberia41.1-0.3 pts
47Pakistan41-1.2 pts
48Sudan40.3-0.4 pts
49Fiji40.1-0.3 pts
50Nigeria40.1-0.5 pts
51Comoros37.8-0.2 pts
52Azerbaijan36.4-0.4 pts
53Mauritania36.3-0.6 pts
54Morocco36.1-0.8 pts
55Armenia35.3+0.5 pts
56Mongolia34.8+0.5 pts
57Togo34.6-0.6 pts
58Republic of the Congo34.2-0.1 pts
59Senegal33.3-1.2 pts
60Indonesia32.8-1.2 pts
61Thailand32.3-1.2 pts
62Tonga32+0.1 pts
63Guatemala31.9+0.3 pts
64Gabon31.7-0.7 pts
65Samoa31.2-0.6 pts
66Nicaragua31-0.4 pts
67Gambia30.6-0.2 pts
68Yemen30.5+1.2 pts
69Lesotho29.9-0.3 pts
70Somalia29.5-1.5 pts
71Papua New Guinea29.3+0.7 pts
72Sri Lanka28.7+0.5 pts
73China28.3-1.2 pts
74Bolivia28-1.1 pts
75Philippines27.9-1.2 pts
76Uzbekistan27.6-0.1 pts
77Ecuador27.3+0.9 pts
78Nepal26.3-0.7 pts
79Turkmenistan26-0.6 pts
80Egypt26-1.7 pts
81Serbia25.3-0.5 pts
82Peru25.1+0.6 pts
83Namibia24.4-4.9 pts
84Kyrgyzstan22.5-1.6 pts
85Honduras21-0.1 pts
86Türkiye20.6-0.7 pts
87Paraguay19.7-2.4 pts
88Bosnia and Herzegovina19+0.8 pts
89Cuba18.5-0.4 pts
90El Salvador18.1-0.7 pts
91Belize18.1+0.4 pts
92Kazakhstan18-3.9 pts
93North Macedonia17.8-0.6 pts
94Jamaica17.7-0.7 pts
95Guyana17.3-0 pts
96Iran16.6+0.2 pts
97Botswana16.5+0.1 pts
98Panama16.4-1.1 pts
99Romania16-2.2 pts
100Costa Rica15.8+1.1 pts
101Syria15.7+0.4 pts
102Colombia15.4-0.1 pts
103Ukraine14.9+0.5 pts
104Tunisia14.8-0.2 pts
105Cape Verde14.2-0.2 pts
106Mexico13.8-0.3 pts
107Eswatini13.5-0.1 pts
108São Tomé and Príncipe13.4-0.1 pts
109Greece12.5-0.6 pts
110Malaysia12.5-0.1 pts
111Libya11.6-0.2 pts
112Poland11.5-0.5 pts
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.5-0.3 pts
114Saint Lucia10.9-0.2 pts
115Maldives9.8-0.6 pts
116Dominican Republic9.8-0.3 pts
117Belarus9.7-0.5 pts
118Uruguay9.6-0.3 pts
119Iraq9.5-0.2 pts
120Brazil9.30 pts
121Croatia9.2-0.2 pts
122Lithuania9.1-0.1 pts
123Algeria8.9-0.5 pts
124Palestine8.8-1.8 pts
125Argentina8-0.2 pts
126Latvia7.9+0.4 pts
127Suriname7.7+0.3 pts
128Montenegro7.7+2 pts
129Chile7.5-0.1 pts
130Mauritius7.1+0.2 pts
131Slovenia7.1-2.6 pts
132Bulgaria6.8-0.5 pts
133Russia6.80 pts
134Venezuela6.4-0.4 pts
135New Zealand6.1-0.1 pts
136South Africa5.6+1 pts
137Ireland5.3-0.1 pts
138Oman5.3-0.1 pts
139South Korea5.1-0.1 pts
140Hungary4.9+0.2 pts
141Trinidad and Tobago4.8-0.3 pts
142Austria4.5-0.3 pts
143Finland4.3+0.2 pts
144Iceland4.2-0.3 pts
145Saudi Arabia4.1-0.2 pts
146Estonia4+0.2 pts
147Cyprus4-0.4 pts
148Spain4-0.3 pts
149Portugal4-0.6 pts
150Slovakia3.9-0.1 pts
151Lebanon3.8-0 pts
152Japan3.8-0 pts
153Italy3.8+0.1 pts
154Jordan3.40 pts
155Switzerland3.4-0.1 pts
156Czechia2.9+0.2 pts
157Barbados2.9-0.1 pts
158United Arab Emirates2.8-0.1 pts
159France2.7-0.1 pts
160Australia2.6-0.2 pts
161French Polynesia2.6-0.1 pts
162Denmark2.50 pts
163Netherlands2.2-0.1 pts
164Kuwait2.2-0.1 pts
165Norway2.1-0.2 pts
166U.S. Virgin Islands2.1-0.1 pts
167Sweden2+0.1 pts
168Guam2-0.1 pts
169United States1.9+0.1 pts
170Bahamas1.9-0.4 pts
171Canada1.6-0.1 pts
172New Caledonia1.6-0.1 pts
173Malta1.4+0.1 pts
174Djibouti1.4-0.1 pts
175Brunei1.4-0 pts
176Germany1.4-0 pts
177Puerto Rico1.4-0 pts
178Qatar1.2-0.1 pts
179Belgium1.2-0 pts
180United Kingdom1.1-0.1 pts
181Luxembourg1.1-0.5 pts
182Bahrain1.1-0 pts
183Israel1-0.1 pts
184Macao0.40 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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Burundi, with 86.4% in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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