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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2018, at 85.7%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 16% and the figure for the World was 26.8%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.7Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median16186 countries
World26.8History

Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 2.6 %Afghanistan: 43.6 %Albania: 37.1 %Armenia: 32.8 %Angola: 53.3 %Argentina: 7.7 %Austria: 3.7 %Australia: 2.6 %Azerbaijan: 36.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 16.7 %Bangladesh: 40.8 %Belgium: 0.9 %Burkina Faso: 53 %Bulgaria: 6.7 %Burundi: 85.7 %Benin: 42.3 %Brunei: 1.1 %Bolivia: 28.8 %Brazil: 9.1 %Bahamas: 1.1 %Bhutan: 54 %Botswana: 15.3 %Belarus: 11.3 %Belize: 17.4 %Canada: 1.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.7 %Central African Republic: 63.9 %Republic of the Congo: 36.4 %Switzerland: 3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 48.4 %Chile: 7.3 %Cameroon: 43.9 %China: 25.8 %Colombia: 16 %Costa Rica: 15.8 %Cuba: 17.4 %Cape Verde: 11.8 %Cyprus: 2.2 %Czechia: 2.8 %Germany: 1.3 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2.2 %Dominican Republic: 9.4 %Algeria: 10.1 %Ecuador: 30 %Estonia: 3.4 %Egypt: 21.7 %Eritrea: 56.1 %Spain: 4.1 %Ethiopia: 63.4 %Finland: 3.5 %Fiji: 38.5 %France: 2.5 %Gabon: 30.5 %United Kingdom: 1.1 %Georgia: 41.9 %Ghana: 39.9 %Gambia: 29.2 %Guinea: 48.6 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Greece: 11.9 %Guatemala: 32.9 %Guinea-Bissau: 64.5 %Guyana: 15.9 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 23.5 %Croatia: 6.1 %Haiti: 45.3 %Hungary: 4.9 %Indonesia: 29.4 %Ireland: 4.8 %Israel: 0.9 %India: 41.3 %Iraq: 8.9 %Iran: 16 %Iceland: 4 %Italy: 3.7 %Jamaica: 16.3 %Jordan: 3.7 %Japan: 3.5 %Kenya: 50.4 %Kyrgyzstan: 20 %Cambodia: 39 %North Korea: 53.1 %South Korea: 5 %Kuwait: 2.1 %Kazakhstan: 14.3 %Laos: 69.9 %Lebanon: 3.5 %Sri Lanka: 25.5 %Liberia: 40.6 %Lesotho: 30.3 %Lithuania: 7.2 %Luxembourg: 1.1 %Latvia: 6.9 %Libya: 10.4 %Morocco: 32.8 %Moldova: 59.2 %Montenegro: 8 %Madagascar: 72 %North Macedonia: 14.8 %Mali: 63 %Myanmar: 48.9 %Mongolia: 32.8 %Mauritania: 34.7 %Mauritius: 5.8 %Malawi: 64.4 %Mexico: 13.2 %Malaysia: 10.6 %Mozambique: 71.9 %Namibia: 22.6 %New Caledonia: 1.1 %Niger: 74.5 %Nigeria: 39.4 %Nicaragua: 30.4 %Netherlands: 2.1 %Norway: 2.1 %Nepal: 24.5 %New Zealand: 5.9 %Oman: 4.4 %Panama: 15.9 %Peru: 24.2 %French Polynesia: 2.3 %Papua New Guinea: 32.6 %Philippines: 24 %Pakistan: 37.4 %Poland: 9.6 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 6.4 %Portugal: 3.1 %Paraguay: 20.1 %Qatar: 1.3 %Romania: 13.6 %Serbia: 21.3 %Russia: 5.9 %Rwanda: 50.1 %Saudi Arabia: 3.1 %Solomon Islands: 41 %Sudan: 37.8 %Sweden: 1.7 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 5.5 %Slovakia: 2.9 %Sierra Leone: 46.2 %Senegal: 27.3 %Somalia: 26.8 %Suriname: 7.5 %South Sudan: 62.1 %El Salvador: 16.7 %Syria: 15.7 %Eswatini: 13.1 %Chad: 70.4 %Togo: 38.4 %Thailand: 32.2 %Tajikistan: 45.8 %Timor-Leste: 43.1 %Turkmenistan: 24.2 %Tunisia: 14.3 %Türkiye: 18.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.4 %Tanzania: 65.1 %Ukraine: 14.9 %Uganda: 66.8 %United States: 1.8 %Uruguay: 9.1 %Uzbekistan: 26.6 %Venezuela: 8.8 %Vietnam: 37.7 %Vanuatu: 44.6 %Samoa: 29.7 %Yemen: 30.7 %South Africa: 5.1 %Zambia: 59.8 %Zimbabwe: 62.4 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Madagascar: 72 %Madagascar72Mozambique: 71.9 %Mozambique71.9Chad: 70.4 %Chad70.4Laos: 69.9 %Laos69.9Uganda: 66.8 %Uganda66.8Tanzania: 65.1 %Tanzania65.1Guinea-Bissau: 64.5 %Guinea-Bissau64.5Malawi: 64.4 %Malawi64.4Central African Republic: 63.9 %Central African Republic63.9Ethiopia: 63.4 %Ethiopia63.4Mali: 63 %Mali63Zimbabwe: 62.4 %Zimbabwe62.4South Sudan: 62.1 %South Sudan62.1Zambia: 59.8 %Zambia59.8Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.7Moldova: 59.2 %Moldova59.2Eritrea: 56.1 %Eritrea56.1Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4Bhutan: 54 %Bhutan54Angola: 53.3 %Angola53.3North Korea: 53.1 %North Korea53.1Burkina Faso: 53 %Burkina Faso53Kenya: 50.4 %Kenya50.4Rwanda: 50.1 %Rwanda50.1Myanmar: 48.9 %Myanmar48.9Guinea: 48.6 %Guinea48.6Côte d’Ivoire: 48.4 %Côte d’Ivoire48.4Sierra Leone: 46.2 %Sierra Leone46.2Tajikistan: 45.8 %Tajikistan45.8Haiti: 45.3 %Haiti45.3Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Cameroon: 43.9 %Cameroon43.9Afghanistan: 43.6 %Afghanistan43.6Timor-Leste: 43.1 %Timor-Leste43.1Benin: 42.3 %Benin42.3Georgia: 41.9 %Georgia41.9India: 41.3 %India41.3Solomon Islands: 41 %Solomon Islands41Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Madagascar: 72 %Madagascar72Mozambique: 71.9 %Mozambique71.9Chad: 70.4 %Chad70.4Laos: 69.9 %Laos69.9Uganda: 66.8 %Uganda66.8Tanzania: 65.1 %Tanzania65.1Guinea-Bissau: 64.5 %Guinea-Bissau64.5Malawi: 64.4 %Malawi64.4Central African Republic: 63.9 %Central African Republic63.9Ethiopia: 63.4 %Ethiopia63.4Mali: 63 %Mali63Zimbabwe: 62.4 %Zimbabwe62.4South Sudan: 62.1 %South Sudan62.1Zambia: 59.8 %Zambia59.8Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.7 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.7Moldova: 59.2 %Moldova59.2Eritrea: 56.1 %Eritrea56.1Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4Bhutan: 54 %Bhutan54Angola: 53.3 %Angola53.3North Korea: 53.1 %North Korea53.1Burkina Faso: 53 %Burkina Faso53Kenya: 50.4 %Kenya50.4Rwanda: 50.1 %Rwanda50.1Myanmar: 48.9 %Myanmar48.9Guinea: 48.6 %Guinea48.6Côte d’Ivoire: 48.4 %Côte d’Ivoire48.4Sierra Leone: 46.2 %Sierra Leone46.2Tajikistan: 45.8 %Tajikistan45.8Haiti: 45.3 %Haiti45.3Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Cameroon: 43.9 %Cameroon43.9Afghanistan: 43.6 %Afghanistan43.6Timor-Leste: 43.1 %Timor-Leste43.1Benin: 42.3 %Benin42.3Georgia: 41.9 %Georgia41.9India: 41.3 %India41.3Solomon Islands: 41 %Solomon Islands41
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Burundi85.7-0.6 pts
2Niger74.5-0.1 pts
3Madagascar72-0.8 pts
4Mozambique71.9-0.1 pts
5Chad70.4-0.7 pts
6Laos69.9-0.7 pts
7Uganda66.8-4.7 pts
8Tanzania65.1-0.4 pts
9Guinea-Bissau64.5-0.3 pts
10Malawi64.4-0.4 pts
11Central African Republic63.9-0.2 pts
12Ethiopia63.4-1.4 pts
13Mali63-0.1 pts
14Zimbabwe62.4-0.6 pts
15South Sudan62.1-0.1 pts
16Zambia59.8-1.1 pts
17Democratic Republic of the Congo59.7-0.6 pts
18Moldova59.2-0.2 pts
19Eritrea56.1-1.9 pts
20Equatorial Guinea55.4-1.2 pts
21Bhutan54-1.5 pts
22Angola53.3+0.3 pts
23North Korea53.1+0.4 pts
24Burkina Faso53-1.5 pts
25Kenya50.4-0.9 pts
26Rwanda50.1-3 pts
27Myanmar48.9-2.4 pts
28Guinea48.6-0.7 pts
29Côte d’Ivoire48.4-2.1 pts
30Sierra Leone46.2-3 pts
31Tajikistan45.8-0.9 pts
32Haiti45.3-0.3 pts
33Vanuatu44.6-1.6 pts
34Cameroon43.9-0.9 pts
35Afghanistan43.6+0.6 pts
36Timor-Leste43.1-0.7 pts
37Benin42.3-0.6 pts
38Georgia41.9-4.1 pts
39India41.3-1 pts
40Solomon Islands41-0.1 pts
41Bangladesh40.8+0.2 pts
42Liberia40.6-0.1 pts
43Ghana39.9-2.1 pts
44Nigeria39.4-0.3 pts
45Cambodia39+0.8 pts
46Fiji38.5-0.7 pts
47Togo38.4+4.6 pts
48Sudan37.8-0.5 pts
49Vietnam37.7-2.4 pts
50Pakistan37.4-2.5 pts
51Albania37.1-0.8 pts
52Republic of the Congo36.4+0.4 pts
53Azerbaijan36.3-0.1 pts
54Comoros35.2-0.9 pts
55Mauritania34.7-0.6 pts
56Guatemala32.9+1.1 pts
57Mongolia32.8-2.3 pts
58Armenia32.8+1.4 pts
59Morocco32.8-1 pts
60Papua New Guinea32.6+1.3 pts
61Thailand32.2+0.7 pts
62Tonga31.1-0.4 pts
63Yemen30.7-0.3 pts
64Gabon30.5-0.4 pts
65Nicaragua30.4+0.2 pts
66Lesotho30.3+0.1 pts
67Ecuador30+1.1 pts
68Samoa29.7-0.2 pts
69Indonesia29.4-1.1 pts
70Gambia29.2-0.9 pts
71Bolivia28.8+0.5 pts
72Senegal27.3-4.5 pts
73Somalia26.8+0.2 pts
74Uzbekistan26.6-0.5 pts
75China25.8-0.9 pts
76Sri Lanka25.5-0.6 pts
77Nepal24.5-0.9 pts
78Peru24.2-0.1 pts
79Turkmenistan24.2-0.6 pts
80Philippines24-1.1 pts
81Honduras23.5-0.4 pts
82Namibia22.6+1.2 pts
83Egypt21.7-3.4 pts
84Serbia21.3-1.6 pts
85Paraguay20.1-0.5 pts
86Kyrgyzstan20-0.4 pts
87Türkiye18.6-0.9 pts
88Belize17.40 pts
89Cuba17.4-0.4 pts
90Bosnia and Herzegovina16.7-3.3 pts
91El Salvador16.7-1.9 pts
92Jamaica16.3-0.5 pts
93Iran16-0 pts
94Colombia160 pts
95Guyana15.9-0.4 pts
96Panama15.9-0.3 pts
97Costa Rica15.8+0.4 pts
98Syria15.7-0.4 pts
99Botswana15.3-0.3 pts
100Ukraine14.9-0.1 pts
101North Macedonia14.8-0.9 pts
102Kazakhstan14.3-1 pts
103Tunisia14.3-0.5 pts
104Romania13.6-0.3 pts
105Mexico13.2-0.3 pts
106Eswatini13.10 pts
107São Tomé and Príncipe12.2-0.3 pts
108Greece11.9+0.2 pts
109Cape Verde11.8-1.7 pts
110Maldives11.8+1.3 pts
111Saint Lucia11.3+1 pts
112Belarus11.3+0.6 pts
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.7-0.3 pts
114Malaysia10.6-0.7 pts
115Libya10.4-0.3 pts
116Algeria10.1-0.1 pts
117Poland9.6-0.6 pts
118Dominican Republic9.4-0.2 pts
119Uruguay9.1-0.4 pts
120Brazil9.1-0.1 pts
121Iraq8.9-0.1 pts
122Venezuela8.8+0.7 pts
123Montenegro8+0.1 pts
124Argentina7.7-0 pts
125Suriname7.5-0.2 pts
126Chile7.3-0.2 pts
127Lithuania7.2-0.6 pts
128Latvia6.9+0.2 pts
129Bulgaria6.7-0.5 pts
130Palestine6.4-0.4 pts
131Croatia6.1-0.9 pts
132Russia5.9-0 pts
133New Zealand5.9-0.4 pts
134Mauritius5.8-0.7 pts
135Slovenia5.5-0.1 pts
136South Africa5.1-0.1 pts
137South Korea5+0.2 pts
138Hungary4.9-0.1 pts
139Ireland4.8-0.3 pts
140Trinidad and Tobago4.4-0.1 pts
141Oman4.4-0.3 pts
142Spain4.1-0.2 pts
143Iceland4+0.3 pts
144Jordan3.7+0.4 pts
145Italy3.7-0 pts
146Austria3.7-0.2 pts
147Lebanon3.5-0.1 pts
148Japan3.5-0.1 pts
149Finland3.5-0.3 pts
150Estonia3.4-0.2 pts
151Portugal3.1-0.2 pts
152Barbados3.1-0 pts
153Saudi Arabia3.1-0.9 pts
154Switzerland3-0.1 pts
155Slovakia2.9-0.5 pts
156Czechia2.8-0 pts
157United Arab Emirates2.6-0 pts
158Australia2.60 pts
159France2.5-0.1 pts
160French Polynesia2.3-0.1 pts
161Denmark2.2+0.1 pts
162Cyprus2.2-0.4 pts
163Kuwait2.1-0 pts
164Netherlands2.1-0.2 pts
165Norway2.1-0.1 pts
166Guam1.9-0 pts
167U.S. Virgin Islands1.9-0.1 pts
168United States1.8-0.1 pts
169Sweden1.7-0.1 pts
170Canada1.50 pts
171Qatar1.3+0.1 pts
172Puerto Rico1.3-0 pts
173Djibouti1.3-0 pts
174Germany1.3-0 pts
175Bahamas1.1-0.2 pts
176Luxembourg1.10 pts
177United Kingdom1.1-0.1 pts
178Brunei1.1-0.3 pts
179New Caledonia1.1-0.3 pts
180Malta10 pts
181Bahrain1-0 pts
182Israel0.9-0.1 pts
183Belgium0.9-0.3 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 85.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

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