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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2020, at 85.3%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 16.1% and the figure for the World was 27.2%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.3Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median16.1186 countries
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Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: 2.1 %Afghanistan: 46 %Albania: 35.9 %Armenia: 29.4 %Angola: 55.6 %Argentina: 7.8 %Austria: 3.9 %Australia: 2.8 %Azerbaijan: 35.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.8 %Bangladesh: 42.5 %Belgium: 1 %Burkina Faso: 52.9 %Bulgaria: 6.6 %Burundi: 85.3 %Benin: 43.3 %Brunei: 1.3 %Bolivia: 27.9 %Brazil: 9.3 %Bahamas: 0.9 %Bhutan: 49.9 %Botswana: 19.4 %Belarus: 10.9 %Belize: 17.8 %Canada: 1.6 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Central African Republic: 65.4 %Republic of the Congo: 37.4 %Switzerland: 2.5 %Côte d’Ivoire: 47.7 %Chile: 7.2 %Cameroon: 44 %China: 23.6 %Colombia: 15.8 %Costa Rica: 16.5 %Cuba: 17 %Cape Verde: 11.2 %Cyprus: 2.7 %Czechia: 2.6 %Germany: 1.1 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2.1 %Dominican Republic: 9 %Algeria: 10.5 %Ecuador: 31.8 %Estonia: 3.1 %Egypt: 20.4 %Eritrea: 57 %Spain: 3.9 %Ethiopia: 63.6 %Finland: 3.7 %Fiji: 39.3 %France: 2.4 %Gabon: 30.3 %United Kingdom: 1 %Georgia: 41.1 %Ghana: 37.4 %Gambia: 29.8 %Guinea: 49.8 %Equatorial Guinea: 56.2 %Greece: 10.3 %Guatemala: 30.6 %Guinea-Bissau: 65.2 %Guyana: 15.6 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 23.6 %Croatia: 6.2 %Haiti: 46.6 %Hungary: 4.7 %Indonesia: 29.3 %Ireland: 4.5 %Israel: 0.9 %India: 44.7 %Iraq: 8.8 %Iran: 16.1 %Iceland: 4 %Italy: 4 %Jamaica: 15.9 %Jordan: 3.3 %Japan: 3.3 %Kenya: 51.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 17.7 %Cambodia: 36.9 %North Korea: 54.5 %South Korea: 5.4 %Kuwait: 2 %Kazakhstan: 13.5 %Laos: 70 %Lebanon: 3.6 %Sri Lanka: 27.1 %Liberia: 43.2 %Lesotho: 31.5 %Lithuania: 5.7 %Luxembourg: 0.8 %Latvia: 7.4 %Libya: 11 %Morocco: 32 %Moldova: 55.9 %Montenegro: 7.5 %Madagascar: 71.4 %North Macedonia: 11.5 %Mali: 68.1 %Myanmar: 46.5 %Mongolia: 29.5 %Mauritania: 35.2 %Mauritius: 5.3 %Malawi: 64.9 %Mexico: 13.1 %Malaysia: 10.5 %Mozambique: 73.2 %Namibia: 23.6 %New Caledonia: 1.9 %Niger: 75.3 %Nigeria: 38.8 %Nicaragua: 31.7 %Netherlands: 2.1 %Norway: 2 %Nepal: 25 %New Zealand: 6 %Oman: 5.2 %Panama: 16.2 %Peru: 31.6 %French Polynesia: 2.3 %Papua New Guinea: 36 %Philippines: 24.5 %Pakistan: 38.3 %Poland: 9.6 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 6.5 %Portugal: 2.9 %Paraguay: 21.3 %Qatar: 1.3 %Romania: 12.3 %Serbia: 19.6 %Russia: 6.1 %Rwanda: 50.1 %Saudi Arabia: 3.2 %Solomon Islands: 43.1 %Sudan: 39.7 %Sweden: 1.7 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 4.1 %Slovakia: 3.3 %Sierra Leone: 47.1 %Senegal: 26.5 %Somalia: 30.1 %Suriname: 7.6 %South Sudan: 63.3 %El Salvador: 15.8 %Syria: 16.9 %Eswatini: 13.4 %Chad: 71.7 %Togo: 42.7 %Thailand: 31.4 %Tajikistan: 46.7 %Timor-Leste: 39.4 %Turkmenistan: 23.9 %Tunisia: 13.6 %Türkiye: 17.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 5.6 %Tanzania: 65.8 %Ukraine: 14.1 %Uganda: 64.7 %United States: 1.7 %Uruguay: 9.1 %Uzbekistan: 27.2 %Venezuela: 9.8 %Vietnam: 32.6 %Vanuatu: 44.7 %Samoa: 30 %Yemen: 32.1 %South Africa: 5.5 %Zambia: 59.1 %Zimbabwe: 58.6 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Burundi: 85.3 %Burundi85.3Niger: 75.3 %Niger75.3Mozambique: 73.2 %Mozambique73.2Chad: 71.7 %Chad71.7Madagascar: 71.4 %Madagascar71.4Laos: 70 %Laos70Mali: 68.1 %Mali68.1Tanzania: 65.8 %Tanzania65.8Central African Republic: 65.4 %Central African Republic65.4Guinea-Bissau: 65.2 %Guinea-Bissau65.2Malawi: 64.9 %Malawi64.9Uganda: 64.7 %Uganda64.7Ethiopia: 63.6 %Ethiopia63.6South Sudan: 63.3 %South Sudan63.3Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9Zambia: 59.1 %Zambia59.1Zimbabwe: 58.6 %Zimbabwe58.6Eritrea: 57 %Eritrea57Equatorial Guinea: 56.2 %Equatorial Guinea56.2Moldova: 55.9 %Moldova55.9Angola: 55.6 %Angola55.6North Korea: 54.5 %North Korea54.5Burkina Faso: 52.9 %Burkina Faso52.9Kenya: 51.2 %Kenya51.2Rwanda: 50.1 %Rwanda50.1Bhutan: 49.9 %Bhutan49.9Guinea: 49.8 %Guinea49.8Côte d’Ivoire: 47.7 %Côte d’Ivoire47.7Sierra Leone: 47.1 %Sierra Leone47.1Tajikistan: 46.7 %Tajikistan46.7Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Myanmar: 46.5 %Myanmar46.5Afghanistan: 46 %Afghanistan46Vanuatu: 44.7 %Vanuatu44.7India: 44.7 %India44.7Cameroon: 44 %Cameroon44Benin: 43.3 %Benin43.3Liberia: 43.2 %Liberia43.2Solomon Islands: 43.1 %Solomon Islands43.1Togo: 42.7 %Togo42.7Burundi: 85.3 %Burundi85.3Niger: 75.3 %Niger75.3Mozambique: 73.2 %Mozambique73.2Chad: 71.7 %Chad71.7Madagascar: 71.4 %Madagascar71.4Laos: 70 %Laos70Mali: 68.1 %Mali68.1Tanzania: 65.8 %Tanzania65.8Central African Republic: 65.4 %Central African Republic65.4Guinea-Bissau: 65.2 %Guinea-Bissau65.2Malawi: 64.9 %Malawi64.9Uganda: 64.7 %Uganda64.7Ethiopia: 63.6 %Ethiopia63.6South Sudan: 63.3 %South Sudan63.3Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9Zambia: 59.1 %Zambia59.1Zimbabwe: 58.6 %Zimbabwe58.6Eritrea: 57 %Eritrea57Equatorial Guinea: 56.2 %Equatorial Guinea56.2Moldova: 55.9 %Moldova55.9Angola: 55.6 %Angola55.6North Korea: 54.5 %North Korea54.5Burkina Faso: 52.9 %Burkina Faso52.9Kenya: 51.2 %Kenya51.2Rwanda: 50.1 %Rwanda50.1Bhutan: 49.9 %Bhutan49.9Guinea: 49.8 %Guinea49.8Côte d’Ivoire: 47.7 %Côte d’Ivoire47.7Sierra Leone: 47.1 %Sierra Leone47.1Tajikistan: 46.7 %Tajikistan46.7Haiti: 46.6 %Haiti46.6Myanmar: 46.5 %Myanmar46.5Afghanistan: 46 %Afghanistan46Vanuatu: 44.7 %Vanuatu44.7India: 44.7 %India44.7Cameroon: 44 %Cameroon44Benin: 43.3 %Benin43.3Liberia: 43.2 %Liberia43.2Solomon Islands: 43.1 %Solomon Islands43.1Togo: 42.7 %Togo42.7
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Burundi85.3+0.3 pts
2Niger75.3+0.9 pts
3Mozambique73.2+1.4 pts
4Chad71.7+1.5 pts
5Madagascar71.4+0.6 pts
6Laos70+0.6 pts
7Mali68.1+10.7 pts
8Tanzania65.8+1.1 pts
9Central African Republic65.4+1.8 pts
10Guinea-Bissau65.2+0.8 pts
11Malawi64.9+1 pts
12Uganda64.7+3.4 pts
13Ethiopia63.6+1.8 pts
14South Sudan63.3+1.1 pts
15Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9+1.6 pts
16Zambia59.1+1.7 pts
17Zimbabwe58.6-3.8 pts
18Eritrea57+1.4 pts
19Equatorial Guinea56.2+0.3 pts
20Moldova55.9-1.4 pts
21Angola55.6+2.1 pts
22North Korea54.5+1.6 pts
23Burkina Faso52.9+1.4 pts
24Kenya51.2+1.5 pts
25Rwanda50.1+2.9 pts
26Bhutan49.9-1.2 pts
27Guinea49.8+1.5 pts
28Côte d’Ivoire47.7+1.7 pts
29Sierra Leone47.1+1.6 pts
30Tajikistan46.7+1.7 pts
31Haiti46.6+1.4 pts
32Myanmar46.5-3.3 pts
33Afghanistan46+2.1 pts
34Vanuatu44.7+1.8 pts
35India44.7+4 pts
36Cameroon44+1 pts
37Benin43.3+1.3 pts
38Liberia43.2+1.9 pts
39Solomon Islands43.1+2.4 pts
40Togo42.7+0.1 pts
41Bangladesh42.5+1.7 pts
42Georgia41.1-0.1 pts
43Sudan39.7+1.8 pts
44Timor-Leste39.4-0.4 pts
45Fiji39.3+1 pts
46Nigeria38.8-0.2 pts
47Pakistan38.30 pts
48Republic of the Congo37.4+1.2 pts
49Ghana37.4-0.2 pts
50Cambodia36.9-3 pts
51Papua New Guinea36+2.6 pts
52Azerbaijan35.9-0 pts
53Albania35.9-0.4 pts
54Comoros35.7+1.1 pts
55Mauritania35.2+1.2 pts
56Vietnam32.6-1.9 pts
57Yemen32.1+1.7 pts
58Morocco32+0.4 pts
59Ecuador31.8+0.9 pts
60Nicaragua31.7+1 pts
61Peru31.6+7.9 pts
62Lesotho31.5+1.7 pts
63Thailand31.4-0.1 pts
64Guatemala30.6-0.5 pts
65Gabon30.3+0.3 pts
66Somalia30.1+3.2 pts
67Samoa30+0.8 pts
68Gambia29.8+1.3 pts
69Mongolia29.5-2.8 pts
70Armenia29.4-1.2 pts
71Indonesia29.3+0.8 pts
72Tonga28.7-0.9 pts
73Bolivia27.9+2.7 pts
74Uzbekistan27.2+1 pts
75Sri Lanka27.1+1.8 pts
76Senegal26.5+3.5 pts
77Nepal25+1.2 pts
78Philippines24.5+1.9 pts
79Turkmenistan23.9+0.2 pts
80China23.6-1.1 pts
81Namibia23.6+0.7 pts
82Honduras23.6+1.1 pts
83Paraguay21.3+2.6 pts
84Egypt20.4-0.8 pts
85Serbia19.6-1.3 pts
86Botswana19.4+4.6 pts
87Belize17.8+0.9 pts
88Türkiye17.7-0.6 pts
89Kyrgyzstan17.7+1.3 pts
90Cuba170 pts
91Syria16.9+1.3 pts
92Costa Rica16.5+1.2 pts
93Panama16.2+0.1 pts
94Iran16.1-0.2 pts
95Jamaica15.9+0.7 pts
96Colombia15.8+0.6 pts
97El Salvador15.8-0.5 pts
98Guyana15.6+0.3 pts
99Ukraine14.1+0.2 pts
100Tunisia13.6-0.1 pts
101Kazakhstan13.5-0.3 pts
102Eswatini13.4+0.5 pts
103Maldives13.3+0.1 pts
104Mexico13.1+0.2 pts
105Bosnia and Herzegovina12.8-6.2 pts
106São Tomé and Príncipe12.6+0.6 pts
107Romania12.3-0.5 pts
108North Macedonia11.5-1.9 pts
109Cape Verde11.2+0.6 pts
110Libya11+0.3 pts
111Belarus10.9-0.2 pts
112Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.6+0.2 pts
113Malaysia10.5+0.2 pts
114Algeria10.5+0.5 pts
115Greece10.3-0.9 pts
116Venezuela9.8+0.6 pts
117Poland9.6+0.4 pts
118Saint Lucia9.3-0.6 pts
119Brazil9.3+0.4 pts
120Uruguay9.1+0.2 pts
121Dominican Republic9+0.1 pts
122Iraq8.8+0.2 pts
123Argentina7.8+0.2 pts
124Suriname7.6+0.1 pts
125Montenegro7.5+0.4 pts
126Latvia7.4+0.6 pts
127Chile7.2+0.2 pts
128Bulgaria6.6-0.2 pts
129Palestine6.5+0.3 pts
130Croatia6.2+0.1 pts
131Russia6.1+0.2 pts
132New Zealand6+0.2 pts
133Lithuania5.7-0.7 pts
134Trinidad and Tobago5.6+1.3 pts
135South Africa5.5+0.2 pts
136South Korea5.4+0.2 pts
137Mauritius5.3+0.1 pts
138Oman5.2+0.5 pts
139Hungary4.70 pts
140Ireland4.5+0.1 pts
141Slovenia4.1-0.2 pts
142Iceland40 pts
143Italy4+0.1 pts
144Spain3.9-0.2 pts
145Austria3.9+0.2 pts
146Finland3.70 pts
147Lebanon3.6+0.1 pts
148Jordan3.3-0.1 pts
149Slovakia3.3-0.3 pts
150Japan3.3-0.1 pts
151Saudi Arabia3.2+0.1 pts
152Estonia3.1-0.3 pts
153Barbados3+0.1 pts
154Portugal2.9-0 pts
155Australia2.8+0.2 pts
156Cyprus2.7+0.3 pts
157Czechia2.6-0.1 pts
158Switzerland2.5-0 pts
159France2.4-0.2 pts
160French Polynesia2.30 pts
161Denmark2.1-0.1 pts
162United Arab Emirates2.1-0.5 pts
163Netherlands2.10 pts
164Norway2-0 pts
165Kuwait2-0 pts
166New Caledonia1.90 pts
167Guam1.8-0 pts
168U.S. Virgin Islands1.8-0 pts
169United States1.7-0 pts
170Sweden1.70 pts
171Canada1.60 pts
172Brunei1.3-0.6 pts
173Qatar1.3-0.2 pts
174Puerto Rico1.30 pts
175Djibouti1.3+0.1 pts
176Malta1.1+0.1 pts
177Germany1.1-0.1 pts
178Belgium1-0.1 pts
179United Kingdom1-0.1 pts
180Bahrain1-0 pts
181Bahamas0.90 pts
182Israel0.9-0 pts
183Luxembourg0.80 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 85.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

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