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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2016, at 86.3%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 16.7% and the figure for the World was 28%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest86.3Burundi
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Median16.7186 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 2.7 %Afghanistan: 43.4 %Albania: 39.7 %Armenia: 33.6 %Angola: 52.9 %Argentina: 7.9 %Austria: 4.3 %Australia: 2.6 %Azerbaijan: 36.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19 %Bangladesh: 42.7 %Belgium: 1.3 %Burkina Faso: 56.2 %Bulgaria: 6.9 %Burundi: 86.3 %Benin: 43.3 %Brunei: 1.4 %Bolivia: 27.5 %Brazil: 9.8 %Bahamas: 1.6 %Bhutan: 56.6 %Botswana: 16 %Belarus: 9.7 %Belize: 18.6 %Canada: 1.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.3 %Central African Republic: 64.5 %Republic of the Congo: 35.1 %Switzerland: 3.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 52.9 %Chile: 7.5 %Cameroon: 45.7 %China: 27.4 %Colombia: 15.4 %Costa Rica: 15.7 %Cuba: 18.1 %Cape Verde: 13.9 %Cyprus: 3.6 %Czechia: 2.9 %Germany: 1.3 %Djibouti: 1.4 %Denmark: 2.3 %Dominican Republic: 9 %Algeria: 8.5 %Ecuador: 28.1 %Estonia: 3.9 %Egypt: 25.6 %Eritrea: 56.2 %Spain: 4.2 %Ethiopia: 66.4 %Finland: 3.9 %Fiji: 40 %France: 2.9 %Gabon: 31.3 %United Kingdom: 1.1 %Georgia: 46.7 %Ghana: 42.9 %Gambia: 30.6 %Guinea: 50.3 %Equatorial Guinea: 56 %Greece: 11.9 %Guatemala: 29.4 %Guinea-Bissau: 65.1 %Guyana: 16.8 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 19.9 %Croatia: 7.5 %Haiti: 45.9 %Hungary: 5 %Indonesia: 31.6 %Ireland: 5.3 %Israel: 1 %India: 43.2 %Iraq: 8.9 %Iran: 16.2 %Iceland: 3.9 %Italy: 3.9 %Jamaica: 16.7 %Jordan: 3.4 %Japan: 3.7 %Kenya: 51.9 %Kyrgyzstan: 20.7 %Cambodia: 37.5 %North Korea: 52.4 %South Korea: 4.8 %Kuwait: 2.1 %Kazakhstan: 16.3 %Laos: 71.9 %Lebanon: 3.7 %Sri Lanka: 27.1 %Liberia: 41.3 %Lesotho: 29.8 %Lithuania: 8 %Luxembourg: 1.4 %Latvia: 7.7 %Libya: 11.5 %Morocco: 34.8 %Moldova: 60.4 %Montenegro: 7.7 %Madagascar: 73.8 %North Macedonia: 16.4 %Mali: 64.9 %Myanmar: 51.5 %Mongolia: 36.7 %Mauritania: 36.1 %Mauritius: 6.8 %Malawi: 65.2 %Mexico: 13.4 %Malaysia: 11.4 %Mozambique: 71.8 %Namibia: 20.1 %New Caledonia: 1.4 %Niger: 74.6 %Nigeria: 40 %Nicaragua: 30.5 %Netherlands: 2.2 %Norway: 2.1 %Nepal: 26.1 %New Zealand: 6.6 %Oman: 4.9 %Panama: 17.1 %Peru: 25.1 %French Polynesia: 2.5 %Papua New Guinea: 30.2 %Philippines: 26.7 %Pakistan: 42.3 %Poland: 10.6 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 7.5 %Portugal: 3.6 %Paraguay: 21.3 %Qatar: 1.2 %Romania: 14.1 %Serbia: 24.5 %Russia: 6.8 %Rwanda: 53.9 %Saudi Arabia: 4 %Solomon Islands: 41.3 %Sudan: 38.9 %Sweden: 1.9 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 5 %Slovakia: 3.5 %Sierra Leone: 52.9 %Senegal: 36.4 %Somalia: 28.8 %Suriname: 7.7 %South Sudan: 62.5 %El Salvador: 18.7 %Syria: 15.8 %Eswatini: 13.2 %Chad: 71.9 %Togo: 34.3 %Thailand: 31.2 %Tajikistan: 47.5 %Timor-Leste: 44.1 %Turkmenistan: 25.4 %Tunisia: 14.8 %Türkiye: 19.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.6 %Tanzania: 66 %Ukraine: 15.2 %Uganda: 71.6 %United States: 1.9 %Uruguay: 9 %Uzbekistan: 27.4 %Venezuela: 6.1 %Vietnam: 41.9 %Vanuatu: 48.3 %Samoa: 30.4 %Yemen: 30.8 %South Africa: 5.5 %Zambia: 61.1 %Zimbabwe: 63.7 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Burundi: 86.3 %Burundi86.3Niger: 74.6 %Niger74.6Madagascar: 73.8 %Madagascar73.8Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Laos: 71.9 %Laos71.9Mozambique: 71.8 %Mozambique71.8Uganda: 71.6 %Uganda71.6Ethiopia: 66.4 %Ethiopia66.4Tanzania: 66 %Tanzania66Malawi: 65.2 %Malawi65.2Guinea-Bissau: 65.1 %Guinea-Bissau65.1Mali: 64.9 %Mali64.9Central African Republic: 64.5 %Central African Republic64.5Zimbabwe: 63.7 %Zimbabwe63.7South Sudan: 62.5 %South Sudan62.5Zambia: 61.1 %Zambia61.1Moldova: 60.4 %Moldova60.4Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.3Bhutan: 56.6 %Bhutan56.6Eritrea: 56.2 %Eritrea56.2Burkina Faso: 56.2 %Burkina Faso56.2Equatorial Guinea: 56 %Equatorial Guinea56Rwanda: 53.9 %Rwanda53.9Côte d’Ivoire: 52.9 %Côte d’Ivoire52.9Angola: 52.9 %Angola52.9Sierra Leone: 52.9 %Sierra Leone52.9North Korea: 52.4 %North Korea52.4Kenya: 51.9 %Kenya51.9Myanmar: 51.5 %Myanmar51.5Guinea: 50.3 %Guinea50.3Vanuatu: 48.3 %Vanuatu48.3Tajikistan: 47.5 %Tajikistan47.5Georgia: 46.7 %Georgia46.7Haiti: 45.9 %Haiti45.9Cameroon: 45.7 %Cameroon45.7Timor-Leste: 44.1 %Timor-Leste44.1Afghanistan: 43.4 %Afghanistan43.4Benin: 43.3 %Benin43.3India: 43.2 %India43.2Ghana: 42.9 %Ghana42.9Burundi: 86.3 %Burundi86.3Niger: 74.6 %Niger74.6Madagascar: 73.8 %Madagascar73.8Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Laos: 71.9 %Laos71.9Mozambique: 71.8 %Mozambique71.8Uganda: 71.6 %Uganda71.6Ethiopia: 66.4 %Ethiopia66.4Tanzania: 66 %Tanzania66Malawi: 65.2 %Malawi65.2Guinea-Bissau: 65.1 %Guinea-Bissau65.1Mali: 64.9 %Mali64.9Central African Republic: 64.5 %Central African Republic64.5Zimbabwe: 63.7 %Zimbabwe63.7South Sudan: 62.5 %South Sudan62.5Zambia: 61.1 %Zambia61.1Moldova: 60.4 %Moldova60.4Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.3Bhutan: 56.6 %Bhutan56.6Eritrea: 56.2 %Eritrea56.2Burkina Faso: 56.2 %Burkina Faso56.2Equatorial Guinea: 56 %Equatorial Guinea56Rwanda: 53.9 %Rwanda53.9Côte d’Ivoire: 52.9 %Côte d’Ivoire52.9Angola: 52.9 %Angola52.9Sierra Leone: 52.9 %Sierra Leone52.9North Korea: 52.4 %North Korea52.4Kenya: 51.9 %Kenya51.9Myanmar: 51.5 %Myanmar51.5Guinea: 50.3 %Guinea50.3Vanuatu: 48.3 %Vanuatu48.3Tajikistan: 47.5 %Tajikistan47.5Georgia: 46.7 %Georgia46.7Haiti: 45.9 %Haiti45.9Cameroon: 45.7 %Cameroon45.7Timor-Leste: 44.1 %Timor-Leste44.1Afghanistan: 43.4 %Afghanistan43.4Benin: 43.3 %Benin43.3India: 43.2 %India43.2Ghana: 42.9 %Ghana42.9
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Burundi86.3-0.1 pts
2Niger74.6+0.1 pts
3Madagascar73.8-0.8 pts
4Chad71.9-0.5 pts
5Laos71.9-1.1 pts
6Mozambique71.8-0.3 pts
7Uganda71.6-0.1 pts
8Ethiopia66.4-1.5 pts
9Tanzania66-0.4 pts
10Malawi65.2-0.2 pts
11Guinea-Bissau65.1-0.5 pts
12Mali64.9+2.6 pts
13Central African Republic64.5-0.4 pts
14Zimbabwe63.7-0 pts
15South Sudan62.50 pts
16Zambia61.1-0.2 pts
17Moldova60.4+0.8 pts
18Democratic Republic of the Congo60.3+0.1 pts
19Bhutan56.6-1.4 pts
20Eritrea56.2-1.2 pts
21Burkina Faso56.2-1.4 pts
22Equatorial Guinea56+0.6 pts
23Rwanda53.9-0.8 pts
24Côte d’Ivoire52.9+2.4 pts
25Angola52.9+0.2 pts
26Sierra Leone52.9-4.1 pts
27North Korea52.4-0.5 pts
28Kenya51.9-0.6 pts
29Myanmar51.5-0.1 pts
30Guinea50.3-1.4 pts
31Vanuatu48.3-2 pts
32Tajikistan47.5-0.9 pts
33Georgia46.7-0.2 pts
34Haiti45.9-0.3 pts
35Cameroon45.7-0.9 pts
36Timor-Leste44.1-1.3 pts
37Afghanistan43.4-0.2 pts
38Benin43.3+0.1 pts
39India43.2-1.1 pts
40Ghana42.9-0.6 pts
41Bangladesh42.7-0.9 pts
42Pakistan42.3+1.3 pts
43Vietnam41.9-2.2 pts
44Liberia41.3+0.2 pts
45Solomon Islands41.3-0.4 pts
46Fiji40-0.1 pts
47Nigeria40-0.1 pts
48Albania39.7-1.4 pts
49Sudan38.9-1.4 pts
50Cambodia37.5-4.9 pts
51Comoros37.1-0.7 pts
52Mongolia36.7+1.9 pts
53Senegal36.4+3 pts
54Azerbaijan36.3-0 pts
55Mauritania36.1-0.2 pts
56Republic of the Congo35.1+0.8 pts
57Morocco34.8-1.2 pts
58Togo34.3-0.3 pts
59Armenia33.6-1.7 pts
60Tonga32.2+0.1 pts
61Indonesia31.6-1.2 pts
62Gabon31.3-0.5 pts
63Thailand31.2-1.1 pts
64Yemen30.8+0.4 pts
65Gambia30.6+0.1 pts
66Nicaragua30.5-0.5 pts
67Samoa30.4-0.9 pts
68Papua New Guinea30.2+0.8 pts
69Lesotho29.8-0.1 pts
70Guatemala29.4-2.5 pts
71Somalia28.8-0.7 pts
72Ecuador28.1+0.7 pts
73Bolivia27.5-0.5 pts
74China27.4-0.9 pts
75Uzbekistan27.4-0.2 pts
76Sri Lanka27.1-1.6 pts
77Philippines26.7-1.1 pts
78Nepal26.1-0.2 pts
79Egypt25.6-0.4 pts
80Turkmenistan25.4-0.6 pts
81Peru25.10 pts
82Serbia24.5-0.9 pts
83Paraguay21.3+1.6 pts
84Kyrgyzstan20.7-1.8 pts
85Namibia20.1-4.3 pts
86Honduras19.9-1.2 pts
87Türkiye19.7-0.9 pts
88Bosnia and Herzegovina19+0.1 pts
89El Salvador18.7+0.6 pts
90Belize18.6+0.5 pts
91Cuba18.1-0.4 pts
92Panama17.1+0.7 pts
93Guyana16.8-0.5 pts
94Jamaica16.7-1 pts
95North Macedonia16.4-1.4 pts
96Kazakhstan16.3-1.7 pts
97Iran16.2-0.5 pts
98Botswana16-0.6 pts
99Syria15.8+0.1 pts
100Costa Rica15.7-0.1 pts
101Colombia15.4-0 pts
102Ukraine15.2+0.3 pts
103Tunisia14.80 pts
104Romania14.1-1.9 pts
105Cape Verde13.9-0.3 pts
106Mexico13.4-0.3 pts
107Eswatini13.2-0.3 pts
108São Tomé and Príncipe13-0.5 pts
109Greece11.9-0.6 pts
110Libya11.5-0.1 pts
111Malaysia11.4-1.1 pts
112Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.2-0.3 pts
113Saint Lucia10.6-0.3 pts
114Poland10.6-1 pts
115Brazil9.8+0.5 pts
116Belarus9.7-0 pts
117Maldives9.2-0.6 pts
118Dominican Republic9-0.8 pts
119Uruguay9-0.6 pts
120Iraq8.9-0.5 pts
121Algeria8.5-0.3 pts
122Lithuania8-1.1 pts
123Argentina7.9-0 pts
124Montenegro7.70 pts
125Latvia7.7-0.2 pts
126Suriname7.7-0 pts
127Chile7.5+0.1 pts
128Croatia7.5-1.7 pts
129Palestine7.5-1.3 pts
130Bulgaria6.9+0.1 pts
131Mauritius6.8-0.3 pts
132Russia6.8-0 pts
133New Zealand6.6+0.5 pts
134Venezuela6.1-0.4 pts
135South Africa5.5-0 pts
136Ireland5.3-0 pts
137Slovenia5-2.1 pts
138Hungary5+0.1 pts
139Oman4.9-0.4 pts
140South Korea4.8-0.3 pts
141Trinidad and Tobago4.6-0.2 pts
142Austria4.3-0.2 pts
143Spain4.2+0.2 pts
144Saudi Arabia4-0.1 pts
145Finland3.9-0.4 pts
146Estonia3.9-0.1 pts
147Iceland3.9-0.3 pts
148Italy3.9+0.1 pts
149Lebanon3.7-0.1 pts
150Japan3.7-0.1 pts
151Cyprus3.6-0.4 pts
152Portugal3.6-0.3 pts
153Slovakia3.5-0.4 pts
154Jordan3.4-0 pts
155Switzerland3.3-0.1 pts
156Czechia2.9-0 pts
157France2.9+0.1 pts
158Barbados2.9-0 pts
159United Arab Emirates2.7-0.1 pts
160Australia2.6-0 pts
161French Polynesia2.5-0.1 pts
162Denmark2.3-0.2 pts
163Netherlands2.2-0 pts
164Kuwait2.1-0 pts
165Norway2.1-0 pts
166U.S. Virgin Islands2-0.1 pts
167Guam2-0.1 pts
168Canada1.9+0.3 pts
169United States1.9-0 pts
170Sweden1.9-0.2 pts
171Bahamas1.6-0.3 pts
172New Caledonia1.4-0.1 pts
173Luxembourg1.4+0.3 pts
174Brunei1.4-0 pts
175Djibouti1.4-0.1 pts
176Puerto Rico1.3-0 pts
177Germany1.3-0.1 pts
178Belgium1.3+0.1 pts
179Qatar1.2-0 pts
180Malta1.1-0.3 pts
181United Kingdom1.1-0 pts
182Bahrain1-0 pts
183Israel1-0 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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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 86.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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