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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 185 countries in 2022, at 85.7%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 15% and the figure for the World was 26.9%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.7Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median15185 countries
World26.9History

Map of countries, 2022

United Arab Emirates: 1.6 %Afghanistan: 51.5 %Albania: 33.8 %Armenia: 29.2 %Angola: 52.5 %Argentina: 7.6 %Austria: 3.5 %Australia: 2.2 %Azerbaijan: 35.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18 %Bangladesh: 43.7 %Belgium: 1.1 %Burkina Faso: 53.1 %Bulgaria: 6.6 %Burundi: 85.7 %Benin: 42.7 %Brunei: 1.5 %Bolivia: 24.8 %Brazil: 8.7 %Bahamas: 0.9 %Bhutan: 44 %Botswana: 17.6 %Belarus: 10.1 %Belize: 17.1 %Canada: 1.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.4 %Central African Republic: 66 %Republic of the Congo: 37.3 %Switzerland: 2.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 48 %Chile: 6.3 %Cameroon: 43.3 %China: 24.1 %Colombia: 14.6 %Costa Rica: 13.4 %Cuba: 16.3 %Cape Verde: 10.3 %Cyprus: 2.4 %Czechia: 2.7 %Germany: 1.3 %Djibouti: 1.3 %Denmark: 2.1 %Dominican Republic: 7.8 %Algeria: 10.2 %Ecuador: 31.5 %Estonia: 2.6 %Egypt: 18.9 %Eritrea: 56.8 %Spain: 4 %Ethiopia: 63 %Finland: 3.9 %Fiji: 37.6 %France: 2.6 %Gabon: 29.4 %United Kingdom: 0.8 %Georgia: 36.9 %Ghana: 36.3 %Gambia: 29.4 %Guinea: 49.7 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.2 %Greece: 11.2 %Guatemala: 27.1 %Guinea-Bissau: 62.7 %Guyana: 14 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 21.5 %Croatia: 5.8 %Haiti: 46.9 %Hungary: 4.3 %Indonesia: 29.3 %Ireland: 3.9 %Israel: 0.8 %India: 42.9 %Iraq: 8.5 %Iran: 14.5 %Iceland: 4.1 %Italy: 3.8 %Jamaica: 14.9 %Jordan: 3.3 %Japan: 3.1 %Kenya: 47.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 17 %Cambodia: 36.2 %North Korea: 55 %South Korea: 5.4 %Kuwait: 2 %Kazakhstan: 12.4 %Laos: 69.6 %Lebanon: 3.6 %Sri Lanka: 26.5 %Liberia: 43.3 %Lesotho: 31.7 %Lithuania: 5.5 %Luxembourg: 1.1 %Latvia: 6.2 %Libya: 11 %Morocco: 29.3 %Moldova: 55.4 %Montenegro: 4.3 %Madagascar: 70.1 %North Macedonia: 9.5 %Mali: 64.2 %Myanmar: 45.8 %Mongolia: 28.8 %Mauritania: 34.5 %Mauritius: 5.5 %Malawi: 65.4 %Mexico: 12.6 %Malaysia: 10 %Mozambique: 73.5 %Namibia: 23.2 %New Caledonia: 1.8 %Niger: 73.9 %Nigeria: 35.3 %Nicaragua: 31.5 %Netherlands: 1.8 %Norway: 2.3 %Nepal: 24.3 %New Zealand: 6 %Oman: 6.2 %Panama: 14.3 %Peru: 25.7 %French Polynesia: 2.1 %Papua New Guinea: 38.7 %Philippines: 22.8 %Pakistan: 36.7 %Poland: 8.9 %Puerto Rico: 1.2 %Palestine: 6.3 %Portugal: 3.1 %Paraguay: 17.4 %Qatar: 1.7 %Romania: 11.3 %Serbia: 18.7 %Russia: 5.8 %Rwanda: 55.3 %Saudi Arabia: 2.9 %Solomon Islands: 43.3 %Sudan: 39.8 %Sweden: 1.9 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 4.3 %Slovakia: 2.5 %Sierra Leone: 46.6 %Senegal: 31.8 %Somalia: 30.9 %Suriname: 7.3 %South Sudan: 64.1 %El Salvador: 15 %Syria: 17.1 %Eswatini: 14.5 %Chad: 72.2 %Togo: 39.7 %Thailand: 30.4 %Tajikistan: 45.9 %Timor-Leste: 48.3 %Turkmenistan: 22.8 %Tunisia: 12.3 %Türkiye: 15.7 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.5 %Tanzania: 65.6 %Uganda: 66.4 %United States: 1.6 %Uruguay: 8.7 %Uzbekistan: 26.6 %Venezuela: 9.4 %Vietnam: 33.5 %Vanuatu: 44.8 %Samoa: 30.3 %Yemen: 32.1 %South Africa: 5.5 %Zambia: 56.1 %Zimbabwe: 53.3 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 73.9 %Niger73.9Mozambique: 73.5 %Mozambique73.5Chad: 72.2 %Chad72.2Madagascar: 70.1 %Madagascar70.1Laos: 69.6 %Laos69.6Uganda: 66.4 %Uganda66.4Central African Republic: 66 %Central African Republic66Tanzania: 65.6 %Tanzania65.6Malawi: 65.4 %Malawi65.4Mali: 64.2 %Mali64.2South Sudan: 64.1 %South Sudan64.1Ethiopia: 63 %Ethiopia63Guinea-Bissau: 62.7 %Guinea-Bissau62.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.4Eritrea: 56.8 %Eritrea56.8Zambia: 56.1 %Zambia56.1Moldova: 55.4 %Moldova55.4Rwanda: 55.3 %Rwanda55.3Equatorial Guinea: 55.2 %Equatorial Guinea55.2North Korea: 55 %North Korea55Zimbabwe: 53.3 %Zimbabwe53.3Burkina Faso: 53.1 %Burkina Faso53.1Angola: 52.5 %Angola52.5Afghanistan: 51.5 %Afghanistan51.5Guinea: 49.7 %Guinea49.7Timor-Leste: 48.3 %Timor-Leste48.3Côte d’Ivoire: 48 %Côte d’Ivoire48Kenya: 47.8 %Kenya47.8Haiti: 46.9 %Haiti46.9Sierra Leone: 46.6 %Sierra Leone46.6Tajikistan: 45.9 %Tajikistan45.9Myanmar: 45.8 %Myanmar45.8Vanuatu: 44.8 %Vanuatu44.8Bhutan: 44 %Bhutan44Bangladesh: 43.7 %Bangladesh43.7Solomon Islands: 43.3 %Solomon Islands43.3Cameroon: 43.3 %Cameroon43.3Liberia: 43.3 %Liberia43.3India: 42.9 %India42.9Burundi: 85.7 %Burundi85.7Niger: 73.9 %Niger73.9Mozambique: 73.5 %Mozambique73.5Chad: 72.2 %Chad72.2Madagascar: 70.1 %Madagascar70.1Laos: 69.6 %Laos69.6Uganda: 66.4 %Uganda66.4Central African Republic: 66 %Central African Republic66Tanzania: 65.6 %Tanzania65.6Malawi: 65.4 %Malawi65.4Mali: 64.2 %Mali64.2South Sudan: 64.1 %South Sudan64.1Ethiopia: 63 %Ethiopia63Guinea-Bissau: 62.7 %Guinea-Bissau62.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 60.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo60.4Eritrea: 56.8 %Eritrea56.8Zambia: 56.1 %Zambia56.1Moldova: 55.4 %Moldova55.4Rwanda: 55.3 %Rwanda55.3Equatorial Guinea: 55.2 %Equatorial Guinea55.2North Korea: 55 %North Korea55Zimbabwe: 53.3 %Zimbabwe53.3Burkina Faso: 53.1 %Burkina Faso53.1Angola: 52.5 %Angola52.5Afghanistan: 51.5 %Afghanistan51.5Guinea: 49.7 %Guinea49.7Timor-Leste: 48.3 %Timor-Leste48.3Côte d’Ivoire: 48 %Côte d’Ivoire48Kenya: 47.8 %Kenya47.8Haiti: 46.9 %Haiti46.9Sierra Leone: 46.6 %Sierra Leone46.6Tajikistan: 45.9 %Tajikistan45.9Myanmar: 45.8 %Myanmar45.8Vanuatu: 44.8 %Vanuatu44.8Bhutan: 44 %Bhutan44Bangladesh: 43.7 %Bangladesh43.7Solomon Islands: 43.3 %Solomon Islands43.3Cameroon: 43.3 %Cameroon43.3Liberia: 43.3 %Liberia43.3India: 42.9 %India42.9
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Burundi85.70 pts
2Niger73.9-1.1 pts
3Mozambique73.5-0 pts
4Chad72.2+0.1 pts
5Madagascar70.1-1 pts
6Laos69.6-0.3 pts
7Uganda66.4-0.3 pts
8Central African Republic66-0.1 pts
9Tanzania65.6-0.3 pts
10Malawi65.4+0.2 pts
11Mali64.2-2.4 pts
12South Sudan64.1-0 pts
13Ethiopia63-0.5 pts
14Guinea-Bissau62.7-1.6 pts
15Democratic Republic of the Congo60.4-1 pts
16Eritrea56.8-0.6 pts
17Zambia56.1-1.7 pts
18Moldova55.4-1.2 pts
19Rwanda55.3-0.9 pts
20Equatorial Guinea55.2-0.3 pts
21North Korea55-0.1 pts
22Zimbabwe53.3-0.3 pts
23Burkina Faso53.1-0.3 pts
24Angola52.5-4.2 pts
25Afghanistan51.5+1.3 pts
26Guinea49.7-0.3 pts
27Timor-Leste48.3+10.4 pts
28Côte d’Ivoire48-0.2 pts
29Kenya47.8-3.4 pts
30Haiti46.90 pts
31Sierra Leone46.6-0.6 pts
32Tajikistan45.9-0.8 pts
33Myanmar45.8-0.8 pts
34Vanuatu44.8-0.3 pts
35Bhutan44-5.9 pts
36Bangladesh43.7+0.2 pts
37Solomon Islands43.3-0.4 pts
38Cameroon43.3-0.5 pts
39Liberia43.3-0.5 pts
40India42.9-1.2 pts
41Benin42.7-0.8 pts
42Sudan39.8-0.4 pts
43Togo39.7-2 pts
44Papua New Guinea38.7+1 pts
45Fiji37.6-1.4 pts
46Republic of the Congo37.3-0.2 pts
47Georgia36.9-2.8 pts
48Pakistan36.7-0.4 pts
49Ghana36.3+0.4 pts
50Cambodia36.2-0.9 pts
51Azerbaijan35.8-0.1 pts
52Nigeria35.3-2 pts
53Comoros34.9-0.3 pts
54Mauritania34.5-0.8 pts
55Albania33.8-0.1 pts
56Vietnam33.5+4.4 pts
57Yemen32.1-0.4 pts
58Senegal31.8+2.4 pts
59Lesotho31.7-0.4 pts
60Ecuador31.5-0.7 pts
61Nicaragua31.5-0.2 pts
62Somalia30.9-0.1 pts
63Thailand30.4-1.5 pts
64Samoa30.3+0.2 pts
65Gabon29.4-0.2 pts
66Gambia29.4-0.7 pts
67Morocco29.3-1.9 pts
68Indonesia29.3+0.3 pts
69Armenia29.2+0.9 pts
70Mongolia28.8-0.8 pts
71Guatemala27.1-2 pts
72Uzbekistan26.6-0.4 pts
73Sri Lanka26.5-0.8 pts
74Tonga25.9-0.8 pts
75Peru25.7-0.3 pts
76Bolivia24.8-2.8 pts
77Nepal24.3-0.7 pts
78China24.1+1.2 pts
79Namibia23.2-0.3 pts
80Philippines22.8-1.5 pts
81Turkmenistan22.8-0.6 pts
82Honduras21.5-1.3 pts
83Egypt18.9-0.4 pts
84Serbia18.7-0.4 pts
85Bosnia and Herzegovina18-0.5 pts
86Botswana17.60 pts
87Paraguay17.4-2.3 pts
88Belize17.1-0.4 pts
89Syria17.10 pts
90Kyrgyzstan17+0.2 pts
91Cuba16.3-0.4 pts
92Türkiye15.7-1.5 pts
93El Salvador15+0.1 pts
94Jamaica14.9-0.9 pts
95Colombia14.6-0.5 pts
96Iran14.5-0.4 pts
97Eswatini14.5+1.1 pts
98Panama14.3-1.3 pts
99Guyana14-1.1 pts
100Costa Rica13.4-1.8 pts
101Mexico12.6-0.7 pts
102São Tomé and Príncipe12.6-0.1 pts
103Maldives12.4-0.6 pts
104Kazakhstan12.4-0.5 pts
105Tunisia12.3-0.6 pts
106Romania11.3-0.5 pts
107Greece11.2-0.2 pts
108Libya11+0.2 pts
109Saint Lucia10.6-0.5 pts
110Cape Verde10.3-0.8 pts
111Algeria10.2-0.1 pts
112Belarus10.1-0.8 pts
113Malaysia10-0.3 pts
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10-0.4 pts
115North Macedonia9.5-1.6 pts
116Venezuela9.4-0.4 pts
117Poland8.9-0.2 pts
118Brazil8.7-0.8 pts
119Uruguay8.7-0.3 pts
120Iraq8.5-0.1 pts
121Dominican Republic7.8-0.2 pts
122Argentina7.6-0.2 pts
123Suriname7.3-0.1 pts
124Bulgaria6.6+0.1 pts
125Palestine6.3-0.5 pts
126Chile6.3-0.2 pts
127Latvia6.2+0.6 pts
128Oman6.20 pts
129New Zealand6-0.1 pts
130Croatia5.8-0.9 pts
131Russia5.8-0.1 pts
132South Africa5.5-0.1 pts
133Mauritius5.5+0.1 pts
134Lithuania5.5+0.1 pts
135South Korea5.4+0.1 pts
136Trinidad and Tobago4.5-0.9 pts
137Hungary4.3-0 pts
138Slovenia4.3+0.3 pts
139Montenegro4.3-2.1 pts
140Iceland4.1-0 pts
141Spain4-0.1 pts
142Finland3.9-0 pts
143Ireland3.9-0.9 pts
144Italy3.8-0.3 pts
145Lebanon3.6-0 pts
146Austria3.5-0.2 pts
147Jordan3.30 pts
148Portugal3.1+0.3 pts
149Japan3.1-0.1 pts
150Saudi Arabia2.9+0.2 pts
151Barbados2.9-0.1 pts
152Czechia2.7+0.1 pts
153Estonia2.6-0.1 pts
154France2.6+0.1 pts
155Slovakia2.5-0.7 pts
156Cyprus2.4-0.5 pts
157Norway2.3-0.1 pts
158Switzerland2.2-0.1 pts
159Australia2.2-0.3 pts
160French Polynesia2.1-0.1 pts
161Denmark2.1+0.1 pts
162Kuwait2-0 pts
163Sweden1.9-0.1 pts
164Netherlands1.8-0.3 pts
165New Caledonia1.8-0 pts
166Qatar1.7+0.4 pts
167U.S. Virgin Islands1.7-0 pts
168Guam1.7-0.1 pts
169United States1.6-0 pts
170United Arab Emirates1.6-0.1 pts
171Brunei1.5+0.1 pts
172Canada1.3-0.1 pts
173Djibouti1.3-0 pts
174Germany1.3+0.1 pts
175Puerto Rico1.2-0.1 pts
176Belgium1.1-0 pts
177Luxembourg1.1-0.1 pts
178Bahrain0.9-0 pts
179Bahamas0.9-0.1 pts
180Malta0.8-0.1 pts
181Israel0.8-0 pts
182United Kingdom0.8-0.1 pts
183Macao0.40 pts
184Hong Kong0.2-0 pts
185Singapore0.1-0 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 1 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 2022, according to the World Bank.

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