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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2017, at 86.3%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for the World was 27.5%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest86.3Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median16.3186 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 2.7 %Afghanistan: 43 %Albania: 37.8 %Armenia: 31.3 %Angola: 53 %Argentina: 7.8 %Austria: 3.9 %Australia: 2.6 %Azerbaijan: 36.4 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 %Bangladesh: 40.6 %Belgium: 1.2 %Burkina Faso: 54.6 %Bulgaria: 7.2 %Burundi: 86.3 %Benin: 42.9 %Brunei: 1.4 %Bolivia: 28.3 %Brazil: 9.2 %Bahamas: 1.3 %Bhutan: 55.5 %Botswana: 15.6 %Belarus: 10.7 %Belize: 17.4 %Canada: 1.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Central African Republic: 64.1 %Republic of the Congo: 35.9 %Switzerland: 3.1 %Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Chile: 7.4 %Cameroon: 44.8 %China: 26.7 %Colombia: 16 %Costa Rica: 15.4 %Cuba: 17.7 %Cape Verde: 13.5 %Cyprus: 2.5 %Czechia: 2.8 %Germany: 1.3 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2.1 %Dominican Republic: 9.7 %Algeria: 10.2 %Ecuador: 28.8 %Estonia: 3.6 %Egypt: 25.1 %Eritrea: 58 %Spain: 4.3 %Ethiopia: 64.7 %Finland: 3.7 %Fiji: 39.2 %France: 2.6 %Gabon: 30.9 %United Kingdom: 1.2 %Georgia: 46 %Ghana: 42 %Gambia: 30.1 %Guinea: 49.3 %Equatorial Guinea: 56.6 %Greece: 11.7 %Guatemala: 31.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 64.8 %Guyana: 16.3 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 23.9 %Croatia: 7 %Haiti: 45.6 %Hungary: 5 %Indonesia: 30.5 %Ireland: 5 %Israel: 1 %India: 42.3 %Iraq: 9 %Iran: 16.1 %Iceland: 3.8 %Italy: 3.8 %Jamaica: 16.8 %Jordan: 3.4 %Japan: 3.6 %Kenya: 51.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 20.3 %Cambodia: 38.2 %North Korea: 52.7 %South Korea: 4.8 %Kuwait: 2.1 %Kazakhstan: 15.4 %Laos: 70.5 %Lebanon: 3.6 %Sri Lanka: 26.1 %Liberia: 40.6 %Lesotho: 30.2 %Lithuania: 7.8 %Luxembourg: 1.1 %Latvia: 6.7 %Libya: 10.8 %Morocco: 33.8 %Moldova: 59.4 %Montenegro: 7.9 %Madagascar: 72.9 %North Macedonia: 15.7 %Mali: 63.1 %Myanmar: 51.3 %Mongolia: 35.1 %Mauritania: 35.4 %Mauritius: 6.6 %Malawi: 64.8 %Mexico: 13.5 %Malaysia: 11.3 %Mozambique: 71.9 %Namibia: 21.4 %New Caledonia: 1.3 %Niger: 74.6 %Nigeria: 39.7 %Nicaragua: 30.2 %Netherlands: 2.2 %Norway: 2.2 %Nepal: 25.4 %New Zealand: 6.3 %Oman: 4.7 %Panama: 16.2 %Peru: 24.3 %French Polynesia: 2.4 %Papua New Guinea: 31.2 %Philippines: 25.2 %Pakistan: 39.9 %Poland: 10.2 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 6.8 %Portugal: 3.4 %Paraguay: 20.6 %Qatar: 1.2 %Romania: 13.9 %Serbia: 22.8 %Russia: 6 %Rwanda: 53.1 %Saudi Arabia: 3.9 %Solomon Islands: 41.1 %Sudan: 38.4 %Sweden: 1.8 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 5.6 %Slovakia: 3.4 %Sierra Leone: 49.2 %Senegal: 31.7 %Somalia: 26.7 %Suriname: 7.7 %South Sudan: 62.1 %El Salvador: 18.6 %Syria: 16.1 %Eswatini: 13.1 %Chad: 71.1 %Togo: 33.8 %Thailand: 31.5 %Tajikistan: 46.6 %Timor-Leste: 43.8 %Turkmenistan: 24.8 %Tunisia: 14.8 %Türkiye: 19.5 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.5 %Tanzania: 65.6 %Ukraine: 15 %Uganda: 71.5 %United States: 1.9 %Uruguay: 9.5 %Uzbekistan: 27.2 %Venezuela: 8.1 %Vietnam: 40.2 %Vanuatu: 46.2 %Samoa: 29.9 %Yemen: 31 %South Africa: 5.2 %Zambia: 60.9 %Zimbabwe: 63 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Burundi: 86.3 %Burundi86.3Niger: 74.6 %Niger74.6Madagascar: 72.9 %Madagascar72.9Mozambique: 71.9 %Mozambique71.9Uganda: 71.5 %Uganda71.5Chad: 71.1 %Chad71.1Laos: 70.5 %Laos70.5Tanzania: 65.6 %Tanzania65.6Guinea-Bissau: 64.8 %Guinea-Bissau64.8Malawi: 64.8 %Malawi64.8Ethiopia: 64.7 %Ethiopia64.7Central African Republic: 64.1 %Central African Republic64.1Mali: 63.1 %Mali63.1Zimbabwe: 63 %Zimbabwe63South Sudan: 62.1 %South Sudan62.1Zambia: 60.9 %Zambia60.9Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2Moldova: 59.4 %Moldova59.4Eritrea: 58 %Eritrea58Equatorial Guinea: 56.6 %Equatorial Guinea56.6Bhutan: 55.5 %Bhutan55.5Burkina Faso: 54.6 %Burkina Faso54.6Rwanda: 53.1 %Rwanda53.1Angola: 53 %Angola53North Korea: 52.7 %North Korea52.7Myanmar: 51.3 %Myanmar51.3Kenya: 51.3 %Kenya51.3Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Côte d’Ivoire50.5Guinea: 49.3 %Guinea49.3Sierra Leone: 49.2 %Sierra Leone49.2Tajikistan: 46.6 %Tajikistan46.6Vanuatu: 46.2 %Vanuatu46.2Georgia: 46 %Georgia46Haiti: 45.6 %Haiti45.6Cameroon: 44.8 %Cameroon44.8Timor-Leste: 43.8 %Timor-Leste43.8Afghanistan: 43 %Afghanistan43Benin: 42.9 %Benin42.9India: 42.3 %India42.3Ghana: 42 %Ghana42Burundi: 86.3 %Burundi86.3Niger: 74.6 %Niger74.6Madagascar: 72.9 %Madagascar72.9Mozambique: 71.9 %Mozambique71.9Uganda: 71.5 %Uganda71.5Chad: 71.1 %Chad71.1Laos: 70.5 %Laos70.5Tanzania: 65.6 %Tanzania65.6Guinea-Bissau: 64.8 %Guinea-Bissau64.8Malawi: 64.8 %Malawi64.8Ethiopia: 64.7 %Ethiopia64.7Central African Republic: 64.1 %Central African Republic64.1Mali: 63.1 %Mali63.1Zimbabwe: 63 %Zimbabwe63South Sudan: 62.1 %South Sudan62.1Zambia: 60.9 %Zambia60.9Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.2 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2Moldova: 59.4 %Moldova59.4Eritrea: 58 %Eritrea58Equatorial Guinea: 56.6 %Equatorial Guinea56.6Bhutan: 55.5 %Bhutan55.5Burkina Faso: 54.6 %Burkina Faso54.6Rwanda: 53.1 %Rwanda53.1Angola: 53 %Angola53North Korea: 52.7 %North Korea52.7Myanmar: 51.3 %Myanmar51.3Kenya: 51.3 %Kenya51.3Côte d’Ivoire: 50.5 %Côte d’Ivoire50.5Guinea: 49.3 %Guinea49.3Sierra Leone: 49.2 %Sierra Leone49.2Tajikistan: 46.6 %Tajikistan46.6Vanuatu: 46.2 %Vanuatu46.2Georgia: 46 %Georgia46Haiti: 45.6 %Haiti45.6Cameroon: 44.8 %Cameroon44.8Timor-Leste: 43.8 %Timor-Leste43.8Afghanistan: 43 %Afghanistan43Benin: 42.9 %Benin42.9India: 42.3 %India42.3Ghana: 42 %Ghana42
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Burundi86.3-0 pts
2Niger74.6+0.1 pts
3Madagascar72.9-1 pts
4Mozambique71.9+0.1 pts
5Uganda71.5-0.1 pts
6Chad71.1-0.7 pts
7Laos70.5-1.3 pts
8Tanzania65.6-0.4 pts
9Guinea-Bissau64.8-0.3 pts
10Malawi64.8-0.4 pts
11Ethiopia64.7-1.7 pts
12Central African Republic64.1-0.4 pts
13Mali63.1-1.8 pts
14Zimbabwe63-0.7 pts
15South Sudan62.1-0.4 pts
16Zambia60.9-0.2 pts
17Democratic Republic of the Congo60.2-0.1 pts
18Moldova59.4-1 pts
19Eritrea58+1.8 pts
20Equatorial Guinea56.6+0.6 pts
21Bhutan55.5-1.1 pts
22Burkina Faso54.6-1.6 pts
23Rwanda53.1-0.8 pts
24Angola53+0.1 pts
25North Korea52.7+0.3 pts
26Myanmar51.3-0.2 pts
27Kenya51.3-0.6 pts
28Côte d’Ivoire50.5-2.4 pts
29Guinea49.3-1.1 pts
30Sierra Leone49.2-3.7 pts
31Tajikistan46.6-0.9 pts
32Vanuatu46.2-2.1 pts
33Georgia46-0.7 pts
34Haiti45.6-0.3 pts
35Cameroon44.8-0.9 pts
36Timor-Leste43.8-0.4 pts
37Afghanistan43-0.4 pts
38Benin42.9-0.4 pts
39India42.3-0.9 pts
40Ghana42-0.8 pts
41Solomon Islands41.1-0.2 pts
42Liberia40.6-0.7 pts
43Bangladesh40.6-2.1 pts
44Vietnam40.2-1.7 pts
45Pakistan39.9-2.4 pts
46Nigeria39.7-0.2 pts
47Fiji39.2-0.8 pts
48Sudan38.4-0.5 pts
49Cambodia38.2+0.7 pts
50Albania37.8-1.9 pts
51Azerbaijan36.40 pts
52Comoros36.2-0.9 pts
53Republic of the Congo35.9+0.9 pts
54Mauritania35.4-0.7 pts
55Mongolia35.1-1.7 pts
56Morocco33.8-1 pts
57Togo33.8-0.5 pts
58Guatemala31.8+2.4 pts
59Senegal31.7-4.6 pts
60Thailand31.5+0.3 pts
61Tonga31.5-0.7 pts
62Armenia31.3-2.3 pts
63Papua New Guinea31.2+1.1 pts
64Yemen31+0.2 pts
65Gabon30.9-0.4 pts
66Indonesia30.5-1 pts
67Nicaragua30.2-0.3 pts
68Lesotho30.2+0.4 pts
69Gambia30.1-0.6 pts
70Samoa29.9-0.4 pts
71Ecuador28.8+0.8 pts
72Bolivia28.3+0.7 pts
73Uzbekistan27.2-0.3 pts
74Somalia26.7-2.1 pts
75China26.7-0.7 pts
76Sri Lanka26.1-1 pts
77Nepal25.4-0.7 pts
78Philippines25.2-1.5 pts
79Egypt25.1-0.5 pts
80Turkmenistan24.8-0.6 pts
81Peru24.3-0.8 pts
82Honduras23.9+4.1 pts
83Serbia22.8-1.6 pts
84Namibia21.4+1.3 pts
85Paraguay20.6-0.8 pts
86Kyrgyzstan20.3-0.3 pts
87Bosnia and Herzegovina20+0.9 pts
88Türkiye19.5-0.1 pts
89El Salvador18.6-0.1 pts
90Cuba17.7-0.4 pts
91Belize17.4-1.1 pts
92Jamaica16.80 pts
93Guyana16.3-0.4 pts
94Panama16.2-0.9 pts
95Syria16.1+0.3 pts
96Iran16.1-0.1 pts
97Colombia16+0.6 pts
98North Macedonia15.7-0.7 pts
99Botswana15.6-0.4 pts
100Kazakhstan15.4-1 pts
101Costa Rica15.4-0.4 pts
102Ukraine15-0.2 pts
103Tunisia14.80 pts
104Romania13.9-0.2 pts
105Cape Verde13.5-0.4 pts
106Mexico13.50 pts
107Eswatini13.1-0.1 pts
108São Tomé and Príncipe12.5-0.4 pts
109Greece11.7-0.3 pts
110Malaysia11.3-0.1 pts
111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.9-0.3 pts
112Libya10.8-0.7 pts
113Belarus10.7+1 pts
114Maldives10.5+1.3 pts
115Saint Lucia10.3-0.2 pts
116Poland10.2-0.4 pts
117Algeria10.2+1.6 pts
118Dominican Republic9.7+0.7 pts
119Uruguay9.5+0.6 pts
120Brazil9.2-0.6 pts
121Iraq9+0.1 pts
122Venezuela8.1+2 pts
123Montenegro7.9+0.2 pts
124Lithuania7.8-0.2 pts
125Argentina7.8-0.2 pts
126Suriname7.7-0 pts
127Chile7.4-0.1 pts
128Bulgaria7.2+0.3 pts
129Croatia7-0.5 pts
130Palestine6.8-0.6 pts
131Latvia6.7-1 pts
132Mauritius6.6-0.2 pts
133New Zealand6.3-0.3 pts
134Russia6-0.8 pts
135Slovenia5.6+0.5 pts
136South Africa5.2-0.3 pts
137Ireland5-0.2 pts
138Hungary5-0 pts
139South Korea4.8-0 pts
140Oman4.7-0.3 pts
141Trinidad and Tobago4.5-0 pts
142Spain4.3+0.1 pts
143Austria3.9-0.4 pts
144Saudi Arabia3.9-0.1 pts
145Italy3.8-0.1 pts
146Iceland3.8-0.1 pts
147Finland3.7-0.2 pts
148Estonia3.6-0.3 pts
149Lebanon3.6-0.1 pts
150Japan3.6-0.1 pts
151Slovakia3.4-0.1 pts
152Jordan3.4-0.1 pts
153Portugal3.4-0.3 pts
154Switzerland3.1-0.1 pts
155Barbados3.1+0.2 pts
156Czechia2.8-0.1 pts
157United Arab Emirates2.7-0 pts
158France2.6-0.3 pts
159Australia2.6-0 pts
160Cyprus2.5-1.1 pts
161French Polynesia2.4-0.1 pts
162Netherlands2.20 pts
163Norway2.2+0.1 pts
164Denmark2.1-0.2 pts
165Kuwait2.1-0 pts
166U.S. Virgin Islands1.9-0.1 pts
167Guam1.9-0.1 pts
168United States1.9-0 pts
169Sweden1.8-0.1 pts
170Canada1.5-0.4 pts
171Brunei1.4-0 pts
172Puerto Rico1.3-0 pts
173New Caledonia1.3-0.1 pts
174Djibouti1.3-0 pts
175Bahamas1.3-0.3 pts
176Germany1.3-0 pts
177Qatar1.20 pts
178Belgium1.2-0.1 pts
179United Kingdom1.20 pts
180Luxembourg1.1-0.4 pts
181Bahrain1-0 pts
182Israel1-0 pts
183Malta1-0.2 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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