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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2019, at 85%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for the World was 26.3%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median15.8186 countries
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Map of countries, 2019

United Arab Emirates: 2.6 %Afghanistan: 43.9 %Albania: 36.2 %Armenia: 30.6 %Angola: 53.4 %Argentina: 7.6 %Austria: 3.7 %Australia: 2.6 %Azerbaijan: 35.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19 %Bangladesh: 40.8 %Belgium: 1.1 %Burkina Faso: 51.6 %Bulgaria: 6.8 %Burundi: 85 %Benin: 42 %Brunei: 2 %Bolivia: 25.2 %Brazil: 8.9 %Bahamas: 0.9 %Bhutan: 51.1 %Botswana: 14.9 %Belarus: 11.1 %Belize: 16.9 %Canada: 1.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.4 %Central African Republic: 63.6 %Republic of the Congo: 36.2 %Switzerland: 2.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 45.9 %Chile: 7 %Cameroon: 43 %China: 24.7 %Colombia: 15.2 %Costa Rica: 15.3 %Cuba: 17 %Cape Verde: 10.6 %Cyprus: 2.4 %Czechia: 2.7 %Germany: 1.2 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2.2 %Dominican Republic: 8.9 %Algeria: 10 %Ecuador: 30.9 %Estonia: 3.3 %Egypt: 21.2 %Eritrea: 55.6 %Spain: 4.1 %Ethiopia: 61.8 %Finland: 3.7 %Fiji: 38.2 %France: 2.5 %Gabon: 30 %United Kingdom: 1.1 %Georgia: 41.1 %Ghana: 37.7 %Gambia: 28.4 %Guinea: 48.3 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.8 %Greece: 11.2 %Guatemala: 31.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 64.4 %Guyana: 15.3 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 22.5 %Croatia: 6.1 %Haiti: 45.2 %Hungary: 4.7 %Indonesia: 28.5 %Ireland: 4.4 %Israel: 0.9 %India: 40.7 %Iraq: 8.5 %Iran: 16.3 %Iceland: 4 %Italy: 3.9 %Jamaica: 15.2 %Jordan: 3.4 %Japan: 3.4 %Kenya: 49.7 %Kyrgyzstan: 16.4 %Cambodia: 39.9 %North Korea: 52.9 %South Korea: 5.1 %Kuwait: 2 %Kazakhstan: 13.8 %Laos: 69.4 %Lebanon: 3.6 %Sri Lanka: 25.3 %Liberia: 41.3 %Lesotho: 29.8 %Lithuania: 6.4 %Luxembourg: 0.7 %Latvia: 6.8 %Libya: 10.7 %Morocco: 31.6 %Moldova: 57.3 %Montenegro: 7.1 %Madagascar: 70.9 %North Macedonia: 13.4 %Mali: 57.4 %Myanmar: 49.8 %Mongolia: 32.3 %Mauritania: 34 %Mauritius: 5.3 %Malawi: 63.9 %Mexico: 12.9 %Malaysia: 10.2 %Mozambique: 71.8 %Namibia: 22.9 %New Caledonia: 1.9 %Niger: 74.5 %Nigeria: 39 %Nicaragua: 30.6 %Netherlands: 2 %Norway: 2.1 %Nepal: 23.8 %New Zealand: 5.8 %Oman: 4.8 %Panama: 16.1 %Peru: 23.7 %French Polynesia: 2.3 %Papua New Guinea: 33.4 %Philippines: 22.6 %Pakistan: 38.3 %Poland: 9.2 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 6.2 %Portugal: 2.9 %Paraguay: 18.7 %Qatar: 1.5 %Romania: 12.8 %Serbia: 20.9 %Russia: 5.9 %Rwanda: 47.3 %Saudi Arabia: 3.1 %Solomon Islands: 40.7 %Sudan: 37.9 %Sweden: 1.7 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 4.3 %Slovakia: 3.5 %Sierra Leone: 45.4 %Senegal: 23 %Somalia: 26.9 %Suriname: 7.4 %South Sudan: 62.2 %El Salvador: 16.3 %Syria: 15.6 %Eswatini: 12.9 %Chad: 70.2 %Togo: 42.6 %Thailand: 31.5 %Tajikistan: 45 %Timor-Leste: 39.8 %Turkmenistan: 23.6 %Tunisia: 13.7 %Türkiye: 18.3 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.3 %Tanzania: 64.7 %Ukraine: 13.9 %Uganda: 61.4 %United States: 1.8 %Uruguay: 8.9 %Uzbekistan: 26.2 %Venezuela: 9.2 %Vietnam: 34.5 %Vanuatu: 42.9 %Samoa: 29.2 %Yemen: 30.4 %South Africa: 5.2 %Zambia: 57.4 %Zimbabwe: 62.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Burundi: 85 %Burundi85Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Mozambique: 71.8 %Mozambique71.8Madagascar: 70.9 %Madagascar70.9Chad: 70.2 %Chad70.2Laos: 69.4 %Laos69.4Tanzania: 64.7 %Tanzania64.7Guinea-Bissau: 64.4 %Guinea-Bissau64.4Malawi: 63.9 %Malawi63.9Central African Republic: 63.6 %Central African Republic63.6Zimbabwe: 62.4 %Zimbabwe62.4South Sudan: 62.2 %South Sudan62.2Ethiopia: 61.8 %Ethiopia61.8Uganda: 61.4 %Uganda61.4Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.4Zambia: 57.4 %Zambia57.4Mali: 57.4 %Mali57.4Moldova: 57.3 %Moldova57.3Equatorial Guinea: 55.8 %Equatorial Guinea55.8Eritrea: 55.6 %Eritrea55.6Angola: 53.4 %Angola53.4North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Burkina Faso: 51.6 %Burkina Faso51.6Bhutan: 51.1 %Bhutan51.1Myanmar: 49.8 %Myanmar49.8Kenya: 49.7 %Kenya49.7Guinea: 48.3 %Guinea48.3Rwanda: 47.3 %Rwanda47.3Côte d’Ivoire: 45.9 %Côte d’Ivoire45.9Sierra Leone: 45.4 %Sierra Leone45.4Haiti: 45.2 %Haiti45.2Tajikistan: 45 %Tajikistan45Afghanistan: 43.9 %Afghanistan43.9Cameroon: 43 %Cameroon43Vanuatu: 42.9 %Vanuatu42.9Togo: 42.6 %Togo42.6Benin: 42 %Benin42Liberia: 41.3 %Liberia41.3Georgia: 41.1 %Georgia41.1Bangladesh: 40.8 %Bangladesh40.8Burundi: 85 %Burundi85Niger: 74.5 %Niger74.5Mozambique: 71.8 %Mozambique71.8Madagascar: 70.9 %Madagascar70.9Chad: 70.2 %Chad70.2Laos: 69.4 %Laos69.4Tanzania: 64.7 %Tanzania64.7Guinea-Bissau: 64.4 %Guinea-Bissau64.4Malawi: 63.9 %Malawi63.9Central African Republic: 63.6 %Central African Republic63.6Zimbabwe: 62.4 %Zimbabwe62.4South Sudan: 62.2 %South Sudan62.2Ethiopia: 61.8 %Ethiopia61.8Uganda: 61.4 %Uganda61.4Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.4Zambia: 57.4 %Zambia57.4Mali: 57.4 %Mali57.4Moldova: 57.3 %Moldova57.3Equatorial Guinea: 55.8 %Equatorial Guinea55.8Eritrea: 55.6 %Eritrea55.6Angola: 53.4 %Angola53.4North Korea: 52.9 %North Korea52.9Burkina Faso: 51.6 %Burkina Faso51.6Bhutan: 51.1 %Bhutan51.1Myanmar: 49.8 %Myanmar49.8Kenya: 49.7 %Kenya49.7Guinea: 48.3 %Guinea48.3Rwanda: 47.3 %Rwanda47.3Côte d’Ivoire: 45.9 %Côte d’Ivoire45.9Sierra Leone: 45.4 %Sierra Leone45.4Haiti: 45.2 %Haiti45.2Tajikistan: 45 %Tajikistan45Afghanistan: 43.9 %Afghanistan43.9Cameroon: 43 %Cameroon43Vanuatu: 42.9 %Vanuatu42.9Togo: 42.6 %Togo42.6Benin: 42 %Benin42Liberia: 41.3 %Liberia41.3Georgia: 41.1 %Georgia41.1Bangladesh: 40.8 %Bangladesh40.8
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Burundi85-0.7 pts
2Niger74.5-0 pts
3Mozambique71.8-0.1 pts
4Madagascar70.9-1.1 pts
5Chad70.2-0.2 pts
6Laos69.4-0.5 pts
7Tanzania64.7-0.5 pts
8Guinea-Bissau64.4-0.1 pts
9Malawi63.9-0.5 pts
10Central African Republic63.6-0.3 pts
11Zimbabwe62.4-0 pts
12South Sudan62.2+0.2 pts
13Ethiopia61.8-1.6 pts
14Uganda61.4-5.4 pts
15Democratic Republic of the Congo59.4-0.3 pts
16Zambia57.4-2.4 pts
17Mali57.4-5.6 pts
18Moldova57.3-1.9 pts
19Equatorial Guinea55.8+0.4 pts
20Eritrea55.6-0.5 pts
21Angola53.4+0.1 pts
22North Korea52.9-0.2 pts
23Burkina Faso51.6-1.5 pts
24Bhutan51.1-2.9 pts
25Myanmar49.8+0.8 pts
26Kenya49.7-0.7 pts
27Guinea48.3-0.3 pts
28Rwanda47.3-2.8 pts
29Côte d’Ivoire45.9-2.5 pts
30Sierra Leone45.4-0.8 pts
31Haiti45.2-0.1 pts
32Tajikistan45-0.7 pts
33Afghanistan43.9+0.3 pts
34Cameroon43-0.8 pts
35Vanuatu42.9-1.7 pts
36Togo42.6+4.2 pts
37Benin42-0.3 pts
38Liberia41.3+0.8 pts
39Georgia41.1-0.7 pts
40Bangladesh40.8+0.1 pts
41Solomon Islands40.7-0.3 pts
42India40.7-0.6 pts
43Cambodia39.9+0.9 pts
44Timor-Leste39.8-3.3 pts
45Nigeria39-0.4 pts
46Pakistan38.3+0.9 pts
47Fiji38.2-0.3 pts
48Sudan37.9+0.1 pts
49Ghana37.7-2.2 pts
50Albania36.2-0.8 pts
51Republic of the Congo36.2-0.2 pts
52Azerbaijan35.9-0.3 pts
53Comoros34.6-0.7 pts
54Vietnam34.5-3.2 pts
55Mauritania34-0.7 pts
56Papua New Guinea33.4+0.9 pts
57Mongolia32.3-0.5 pts
58Morocco31.6-1.2 pts
59Thailand31.5-0.7 pts
60Guatemala31.1-1.8 pts
61Ecuador30.9+0.9 pts
62Nicaragua30.6+0.2 pts
63Armenia30.6-2.2 pts
64Yemen30.4-0.3 pts
65Gabon30-0.5 pts
66Lesotho29.8-0.5 pts
67Tonga29.6-1.5 pts
68Samoa29.2-0.5 pts
69Indonesia28.5-1 pts
70Gambia28.4-0.7 pts
71Somalia26.90 pts
72Uzbekistan26.2-0.5 pts
73Sri Lanka25.3-0.2 pts
74Bolivia25.2-3.6 pts
75China24.7-1 pts
76Nepal23.8-0.7 pts
77Peru23.7-0.5 pts
78Turkmenistan23.6-0.6 pts
79Senegal23-4.3 pts
80Namibia22.9+0.3 pts
81Philippines22.6-1.4 pts
82Honduras22.5-1 pts
83Egypt21.2-0.5 pts
84Serbia20.9-0.4 pts
85Bosnia and Herzegovina19+2.3 pts
86Paraguay18.7-1.4 pts
87Türkiye18.3-0.3 pts
88Cuba17-0.3 pts
89Belize16.9-0.6 pts
90Kyrgyzstan16.4-3.6 pts
91Iran16.3+0.3 pts
92El Salvador16.3-0.4 pts
93Panama16.1+0.2 pts
94Syria15.6-0.1 pts
95Costa Rica15.3-0.5 pts
96Guyana15.3-0.6 pts
97Jamaica15.2-1 pts
98Colombia15.2-0.8 pts
99Botswana14.9-0.4 pts
100Ukraine13.9-1 pts
101Kazakhstan13.8-0.6 pts
102Tunisia13.7-0.6 pts
103North Macedonia13.4-1.4 pts
104Maldives13.3+1.5 pts
105Eswatini12.9-0.2 pts
106Mexico12.9-0.3 pts
107Romania12.8-0.8 pts
108São Tomé and Príncipe12-0.1 pts
109Greece11.2-0.7 pts
110Belarus11.1-0.3 pts
111Libya10.7+0.2 pts
112Cape Verde10.6-1.2 pts
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.4-0.3 pts
114Malaysia10.2-0.4 pts
115Algeria10-0.1 pts
116Saint Lucia10-1.4 pts
117Venezuela9.2+0.4 pts
118Poland9.2-0.5 pts
119Uruguay8.9-0.2 pts
120Dominican Republic8.9-0.6 pts
121Brazil8.9-0.2 pts
122Iraq8.5-0.4 pts
123Argentina7.6-0.1 pts
124Suriname7.4-0 pts
125Montenegro7.1-0.9 pts
126Chile7-0.2 pts
127Latvia6.8-0.1 pts
128Bulgaria6.8+0.1 pts
129Lithuania6.4-0.7 pts
130Palestine6.2-0.3 pts
131Croatia6.1-0 pts
132Russia5.9-0.1 pts
133New Zealand5.8-0.1 pts
134Mauritius5.3-0.6 pts
135South Africa5.2+0.1 pts
136South Korea5.1+0.1 pts
137Oman4.8+0.4 pts
138Hungary4.7-0.2 pts
139Ireland4.4-0.3 pts
140Trinidad and Tobago4.3-0.1 pts
141Slovenia4.3-1.2 pts
142Spain4.10 pts
143Iceland40 pts
144Italy3.9+0.1 pts
145Finland3.7+0.2 pts
146Austria3.7-0 pts
147Lebanon3.60 pts
148Slovakia3.5+0.6 pts
149Japan3.4-0.1 pts
150Jordan3.4-0.4 pts
151Estonia3.3-0.1 pts
152Saudi Arabia3.10 pts
153Portugal2.9-0.3 pts
154Barbados2.8-0.3 pts
155Czechia2.7-0.1 pts
156United Arab Emirates2.6-0 pts
157Australia2.6-0.1 pts
158Switzerland2.5-0.5 pts
159France2.50 pts
160Cyprus2.4+0.2 pts
161French Polynesia2.3-0.1 pts
162Denmark2.20 pts
163Norway2.10 pts
164Kuwait2-0.1 pts
165Netherlands2-0 pts
166Brunei2+0.9 pts
167New Caledonia1.9+0.8 pts
168Guam1.8-0.1 pts
169U.S. Virgin Islands1.8-0.1 pts
170United States1.8-0 pts
171Sweden1.7-0 pts
172Canada1.50 pts
173Qatar1.5+0.2 pts
174Puerto Rico1.3-0 pts
175Djibouti1.3-0 pts
176Germany1.2-0.1 pts
177United Kingdom1.10 pts
178Belgium1.1+0.2 pts
179Malta10 pts
180Bahrain1-0 pts
181Israel0.9-0 pts
182Bahamas0.9-0.2 pts
183Luxembourg0.7-0.3 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 85% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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