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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 186 countries in 2021, at 85.7%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 15.7% and the figure for the World was 26.9%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.7Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median15.7186 countries
World26.9History

Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 1.6 %Afghanistan: 50.2 %Albania: 33.8 %Armenia: 28.3 %Angola: 56.7 %Argentina: 7.8 %Austria: 3.7 %Australia: 2.5 %Azerbaijan: 35.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.6 %Bangladesh: 43.5 %Belgium: 1.1 %Burkina Faso: 53.4 %Bulgaria: 6.4 %Burundi: 85.7 %Benin: 43.4 %Brunei: 1.4 %Bolivia: 27.6 %Brazil: 9.5 %Bahamas: 0.9 %Bhutan: 49.9 %Botswana: 17.6 %Belarus: 10.9 %Belize: 17.5 %Canada: 1.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 61.4 %Central African Republic: 66.1 %Republic of the Congo: 37.5 %Switzerland: 2.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 48.2 %Chile: 6.5 %Cameroon: 43.8 %China: 22.9 %Colombia: 15.1 %Costa Rica: 15.2 %Cuba: 16.7 %Cape Verde: 11.1 %Cyprus: 2.9 %Czechia: 2.5 %Germany: 1.2 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2 %Dominican Republic: 8 %Algeria: 10.3 %Ecuador: 32.2 %Estonia: 2.7 %Egypt: 19.3 %Eritrea: 57.4 %Spain: 4.1 %Ethiopia: 63.5 %Finland: 4 %Fiji: 39 %France: 2.5 %Gabon: 29.6 %United Kingdom: 0.9 %Georgia: 39.7 %Ghana: 36 %Gambia: 30.1 %Guinea: 50 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.5 %Greece: 11.4 %Guatemala: 29.2 %Guinea-Bissau: 64.3 %Guyana: 15.1 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 22.8 %Croatia: 6.7 %Haiti: 46.8 %Hungary: 4.4 %Indonesia: 29 %Ireland: 4.8 %Israel: 0.8 %India: 44.1 %Iraq: 8.6 %Iran: 14.9 %Iceland: 4.1 %Italy: 4.1 %Jamaica: 15.7 %Jordan: 3.3 %Japan: 3.2 %Kenya: 51.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 16.8 %Cambodia: 37.1 %North Korea: 55.1 %South Korea: 5.3 %Kuwait: 2 %Kazakhstan: 12.8 %Laos: 69.9 %Lebanon: 3.6 %Sri Lanka: 27.3 %Liberia: 43.8 %Lesotho: 32 %Lithuania: 5.3 %Luxembourg: 1.2 %Latvia: 5.6 %Libya: 10.8 %Morocco: 31.2 %Moldova: 56.6 %Montenegro: 6.4 %Madagascar: 71.1 %North Macedonia: 11.1 %Mali: 66.6 %Myanmar: 46.6 %Mongolia: 29.6 %Mauritania: 35.3 %Mauritius: 5.3 %Malawi: 65.3 %Mexico: 13.3 %Malaysia: 10.3 %Mozambique: 73.5 %Namibia: 23.5 %New Caledonia: 1.9 %Niger: 75 %Nigeria: 37.3 %Nicaragua: 31.7 %Netherlands: 2.1 %Norway: 2.4 %Nepal: 25 %New Zealand: 6.1 %Oman: 6.2 %Panama: 15.7 %Peru: 25.9 %French Polynesia: 2.2 %Papua New Guinea: 37.6 %Philippines: 24.3 %Pakistan: 37.1 %Poland: 9.1 %Puerto Rico: 1.3 %Palestine: 6.8 %Portugal: 2.8 %Paraguay: 19.7 %Qatar: 1.3 %Romania: 11.8 %Serbia: 19.1 %Russia: 5.9 %Rwanda: 56.2 %Saudi Arabia: 2.7 %Solomon Islands: 43.7 %Sudan: 40.2 %Sweden: 2 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 4.1 %Slovakia: 3.2 %Sierra Leone: 47.3 %Senegal: 29.4 %Somalia: 31 %Suriname: 7.4 %South Sudan: 64.1 %El Salvador: 14.9 %Syria: 17.1 %Eswatini: 13.4 %Chad: 72.1 %Togo: 41.7 %Thailand: 31.9 %Tajikistan: 46.8 %Timor-Leste: 37.8 %Turkmenistan: 23.4 %Tunisia: 12.9 %Türkiye: 17.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 5.4 %Tanzania: 65.9 %Ukraine: 14.1 %Uganda: 66.7 %United States: 1.7 %Uruguay: 9 %Uzbekistan: 27 %Venezuela: 9.8 %Vietnam: 29 %Vanuatu: 45.1 %Samoa: 30.1 %Yemen: 32.5 %South Africa: 5.7 %Zambia: 57.8 %Zimbabwe: 53.6 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 75 %Niger75Mozambique: 73.5 %Mozambique73.5Chad: 72.1 %Chad72.1Madagascar: 71.1 %Madagascar71.1Laos: 69.9 %Laos69.9Uganda: 66.7 %Uganda66.7Mali: 66.6 %Mali66.6Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Tanzania: 65.9 %Tanzania65.9Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Guinea-Bissau: 64.3 %Guinea-Bissau64.3South Sudan: 64.1 %South Sudan64.1Ethiopia: 63.5 %Ethiopia63.5Democratic Republic of the Congo: 61.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo61.4Zambia: 57.8 %Zambia57.8Eritrea: 57.4 %Eritrea57.4Angola: 56.7 %Angola56.7Moldova: 56.6 %Moldova56.6Rwanda: 56.2 %Rwanda56.2Equatorial Guinea: 55.5 %Equatorial Guinea55.5North Korea: 55.1 %North Korea55.1Zimbabwe: 53.6 %Zimbabwe53.6Burkina Faso: 53.4 %Burkina Faso53.4Kenya: 51.2 %Kenya51.2Afghanistan: 50.2 %Afghanistan50.2Guinea: 50 %Guinea50Bhutan: 49.9 %Bhutan49.9Côte d’Ivoire: 48.2 %Côte d’Ivoire48.2Sierra Leone: 47.3 %Sierra Leone47.3Haiti: 46.8 %Haiti46.8Tajikistan: 46.8 %Tajikistan46.8Myanmar: 46.6 %Myanmar46.6Vanuatu: 45.1 %Vanuatu45.1India: 44.1 %India44.1Cameroon: 43.8 %Cameroon43.8Liberia: 43.8 %Liberia43.8Solomon Islands: 43.7 %Solomon Islands43.7Bangladesh: 43.5 %Bangladesh43.5Benin: 43.4 %Benin43.4Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 75 %Niger75Mozambique: 73.5 %Mozambique73.5Chad: 72.1 %Chad72.1Madagascar: 71.1 %Madagascar71.1Laos: 69.9 %Laos69.9Uganda: 66.7 %Uganda66.7Mali: 66.6 %Mali66.6Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Tanzania: 65.9 %Tanzania65.9Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Guinea-Bissau: 64.3 %Guinea-Bissau64.3South Sudan: 64.1 %South Sudan64.1Ethiopia: 63.5 %Ethiopia63.5Democratic Republic of the Congo: 61.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo61.4Zambia: 57.8 %Zambia57.8Eritrea: 57.4 %Eritrea57.4Angola: 56.7 %Angola56.7Moldova: 56.6 %Moldova56.6Rwanda: 56.2 %Rwanda56.2Equatorial Guinea: 55.5 %Equatorial Guinea55.5North Korea: 55.1 %North Korea55.1Zimbabwe: 53.6 %Zimbabwe53.6Burkina Faso: 53.4 %Burkina Faso53.4Kenya: 51.2 %Kenya51.2Afghanistan: 50.2 %Afghanistan50.2Guinea: 50 %Guinea50Bhutan: 49.9 %Bhutan49.9Côte d’Ivoire: 48.2 %Côte d’Ivoire48.2Sierra Leone: 47.3 %Sierra Leone47.3Haiti: 46.8 %Haiti46.8Tajikistan: 46.8 %Tajikistan46.8Myanmar: 46.6 %Myanmar46.6Vanuatu: 45.1 %Vanuatu45.1India: 44.1 %India44.1Cameroon: 43.8 %Cameroon43.8Liberia: 43.8 %Liberia43.8Solomon Islands: 43.7 %Solomon Islands43.7Bangladesh: 43.5 %Bangladesh43.5Benin: 43.4 %Benin43.4
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Burundi85.7+0.3 pts
2Niger75-0.4 pts
3Mozambique73.5+0.3 pts
4Chad72.1+0.4 pts
5Madagascar71.1-0.4 pts
6Laos69.9-0.1 pts
7Uganda66.7+1.9 pts
8Mali66.6-1.4 pts
9Central African Republic66.1+0.7 pts
10Tanzania65.9+0.1 pts
11Malawi65.3+0.3 pts
12Guinea-Bissau64.3-0.9 pts
13South Sudan64.1+0.7 pts
14Ethiopia63.5-0.2 pts
15Democratic Republic of the Congo61.4+0.5 pts
16Zambia57.8-1.3 pts
17Eritrea57.4+0.4 pts
18Angola56.7+1.1 pts
19Moldova56.6+0.7 pts
20Rwanda56.2+6.1 pts
21Equatorial Guinea55.5-0.7 pts
22North Korea55.1+0.6 pts
23Zimbabwe53.6-5 pts
24Burkina Faso53.4+0.5 pts
25Kenya51.20 pts
26Afghanistan50.2+4.2 pts
27Guinea50+0.2 pts
28Bhutan49.9-0.1 pts
29Côte d’Ivoire48.2+0.5 pts
30Sierra Leone47.3+0.2 pts
31Haiti46.8+0.3 pts
32Tajikistan46.8+0.1 pts
33Myanmar46.6+0.1 pts
34Vanuatu45.1+0.4 pts
35India44.1-0.6 pts
36Cameroon43.8-0.2 pts
37Liberia43.8+0.5 pts
38Solomon Islands43.7+0.6 pts
39Bangladesh43.5+0.9 pts
40Benin43.4+0.1 pts
41Togo41.7-1 pts
42Sudan40.2+0.5 pts
43Georgia39.7-1.3 pts
44Fiji39-0.2 pts
45Timor-Leste37.8-1.5 pts
46Papua New Guinea37.6+1.6 pts
47Republic of the Congo37.5+0.1 pts
48Nigeria37.3-1.6 pts
49Cambodia37.1+0.2 pts
50Pakistan37.1-1.2 pts
51Ghana36-1.4 pts
52Azerbaijan35.9-0.1 pts
53Mauritania35.30 pts
54Comoros35.2-0.5 pts
55Albania33.8-2.1 pts
56Yemen32.5+0.4 pts
57Ecuador32.2+0.4 pts
58Lesotho32+0.5 pts
59Thailand31.9+0.5 pts
60Nicaragua31.7-0 pts
61Morocco31.2-0.8 pts
62Somalia31+0.9 pts
63Samoa30.10 pts
64Gambia30.1+0.3 pts
65Gabon29.6-0.6 pts
66Mongolia29.6+0.1 pts
67Senegal29.4+2.9 pts
68Guatemala29.2-1.4 pts
69Vietnam29-3.6 pts
70Indonesia29-0.3 pts
71Armenia28.3-1 pts
72Bolivia27.6-0.2 pts
73Sri Lanka27.3+0.2 pts
74Uzbekistan27-0.2 pts
75Tonga26.7-1.9 pts
76Peru25.9-5.7 pts
77Nepal250 pts
78Philippines24.3-0.2 pts
79Namibia23.5-0.1 pts
80Turkmenistan23.4-0.5 pts
81China22.9-0.7 pts
82Honduras22.8-0.8 pts
83Paraguay19.7-1.6 pts
84Egypt19.3-1.1 pts
85Serbia19.1-0.5 pts
86Bosnia and Herzegovina18.6+5.7 pts
87Botswana17.6-1.9 pts
88Belize17.5-0.2 pts
89Türkiye17.2-0.6 pts
90Syria17.1+0.2 pts
91Kyrgyzstan16.8-0.9 pts
92Cuba16.7-0.3 pts
93Jamaica15.7-0.2 pts
94Panama15.7-0.5 pts
95Costa Rica15.2-1.3 pts
96Colombia15.1-0.7 pts
97Guyana15.1-0.5 pts
98Iran14.9-1.2 pts
99El Salvador14.9-0.9 pts
100Ukraine14.1-0 pts
101Eswatini13.4-0 pts
102Mexico13.3+0.2 pts
103Maldives13-0.3 pts
104Tunisia12.9-0.7 pts
105Kazakhstan12.8-0.6 pts
106São Tomé and Príncipe12.7+0.1 pts
107Romania11.8-0.5 pts
108Greece11.4+1.1 pts
109Cape Verde11.1-0.1 pts
110Saint Lucia11.1+1.8 pts
111North Macedonia11.1-0.5 pts
112Belarus10.90 pts
113Libya10.8-0.1 pts
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.3-0.3 pts
115Malaysia10.3-0.2 pts
116Algeria10.3-0.2 pts
117Venezuela9.8-0 pts
118Brazil9.5+0.2 pts
119Poland9.1-0.5 pts
120Uruguay9-0.1 pts
121Iraq8.6-0.1 pts
122Dominican Republic8-0.9 pts
123Argentina7.8-0 pts
124Suriname7.4-0.2 pts
125Palestine6.8+0.3 pts
126Croatia6.7+0.5 pts
127Chile6.5-0.6 pts
128Bulgaria6.4-0.2 pts
129Montenegro6.4-1.1 pts
130Oman6.2+0.9 pts
131New Zealand6.1+0.1 pts
132Russia5.9-0.1 pts
133South Africa5.7+0.2 pts
134Latvia5.6-1.8 pts
135Trinidad and Tobago5.4-0.2 pts
136South Korea5.3-0 pts
137Mauritius5.30 pts
138Lithuania5.3-0.4 pts
139Ireland4.8+0.3 pts
140Hungary4.4-0.4 pts
141Iceland4.1+0.1 pts
142Spain4.1+0.2 pts
143Slovenia4.1-0.1 pts
144Italy4.10 pts
145Finland4+0.2 pts
146Austria3.7-0.1 pts
147Lebanon3.6-0 pts
148Jordan3.3-0 pts
149Slovakia3.2-0 pts
150Japan3.2-0.1 pts
151Barbados2.9-0 pts
152Cyprus2.9+0.1 pts
153Portugal2.8-0 pts
154Estonia2.7-0.4 pts
155Saudi Arabia2.7-0.5 pts
156Czechia2.5-0.1 pts
157France2.5+0.2 pts
158Australia2.5-0.3 pts
159Norway2.4+0.4 pts
160Switzerland2.3-0.2 pts
161French Polynesia2.2-0 pts
162Netherlands2.1+0.1 pts
163Denmark2-0.1 pts
164Kuwait2-0 pts
165Sweden2+0.3 pts
166New Caledonia1.9-0 pts
167U.S. Virgin Islands1.8-0 pts
168Guam1.8-0 pts
169United States1.7-0.1 pts
170United Arab Emirates1.6-0.4 pts
171Brunei1.4+0.1 pts
172Canada1.4-0.2 pts
173Djibouti1.3-0 pts
174Qatar1.3-0 pts
175Puerto Rico1.3-0 pts
176Germany1.2+0.1 pts
177Luxembourg1.2+0.4 pts
178Belgium1.1+0.1 pts
179Bahrain0.9-0 pts
180Bahamas0.9-0 pts
181United Kingdom0.9-0.1 pts
182Malta0.9-0.2 pts
183Israel0.8-0.1 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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Burundi, with 85.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.

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