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Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 183 countries in 2023, at 85.6%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for the World was 26.6%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest85.6Burundi
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Median14.7183 countries
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Map of countries, 2023

United Arab Emirates: 1.5 %Afghanistan: 51.3 %Albania: 32 %Armenia: 28.1 %Angola: 52.4 %Argentina: 7.4 %Austria: 3.1 %Australia: 2.1 %Azerbaijan: 35.1 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17.6 %Bangladesh: 45.4 %Belgium: 1.1 %Burkina Faso: 52.7 %Bulgaria: 6.2 %Burundi: 85.6 %Benin: 41.9 %Brunei: 1.3 %Bolivia: 25.1 %Brazil: 8.2 %Bahamas: 0.8 %Bhutan: 43.8 %Botswana: 18 %Belarus: 10.1 %Belize: 16.8 %Canada: 1.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.5 %Central African Republic: 65.9 %Republic of the Congo: 37.1 %Switzerland: 2.2 %Côte d’Ivoire: 47.1 %Chile: 6.2 %Cameroon: 42.9 %China: 22.8 %Colombia: 14.4 %Costa Rica: 13.4 %Cuba: 16.1 %Cape Verde: 9.9 %Cyprus: 2.5 %Czechia: 2.9 %Germany: 1.2 %Djibouti: 1.2 %Denmark: 2 %Dominican Republic: 7.4 %Algeria: 9.8 %Ecuador: 30 %Estonia: 2.6 %Egypt: 18.3 %Eritrea: 56.4 %Spain: 3.5 %Ethiopia: 62.2 %Finland: 3.6 %Fiji: 36.8 %France: 2.5 %Gabon: 29.3 %United Kingdom: 0.9 %Georgia: 35.6 %Ghana: 36 %Gambia: 29.1 %Guinea: 49 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Greece: 11.5 %Guatemala: 29.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 62.2 %Guyana: 13.2 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 23 %Croatia: 4.7 %Haiti: 46.7 %Hungary: 4.4 %Indonesia: 28.8 %Ireland: 4.6 %Israel: 0.8 %India: 43.5 %Iraq: 8.4 %Iran: 14.1 %Iceland: 3.8 %Italy: 3.6 %Jamaica: 14.6 %Jordan: 3.3 %Japan: 3 %Kenya: 47.2 %Kyrgyzstan: 16.8 %Cambodia: 35.3 %North Korea: 54.5 %South Korea: 5.3 %Kuwait: 2 %Kazakhstan: 12 %Laos: 69.4 %Lebanon: 3.5 %Sri Lanka: 26.5 %Liberia: 42.6 %Lesotho: 31.5 %Lithuania: 5.1 %Luxembourg: 0.9 %Latvia: 5.8 %Libya: 10.6 %Morocco: 29.1 %Moldova: 51.1 %Montenegro: 4.5 %Madagascar: 69.9 %North Macedonia: 7.8 %Mali: 63.8 %Myanmar: 45.2 %Mongolia: 28.4 %Mauritania: 33.4 %Mauritius: 5.1 %Malawi: 65.3 %Mexico: 12 %Malaysia: 9.7 %Mozambique: 73.1 %Namibia: 22.9 %New Caledonia: 1.8 %Niger: 74.2 %Nigeria: 34.7 %Nicaragua: 31 %Netherlands: 1.8 %Norway: 2.4 %Nepal: 24 %New Zealand: 5.6 %Oman: 6.1 %Panama: 14.7 %Peru: 24 %French Polynesia: 2.1 %Papua New Guinea: 38.1 %Philippines: 22 %Pakistan: 36.8 %Poland: 8.5 %Puerto Rico: 1.2 %Portugal: 3.1 %Paraguay: 17.2 %Qatar: 1.7 %Romania: 11.9 %Serbia: 18.5 %Russia: 5.5 %Rwanda: 51.9 %Saudi Arabia: 2.7 %Solomon Islands: 43 %Sweden: 1.8 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 4 %Slovakia: 3.1 %Sierra Leone: 45.6 %Senegal: 31.5 %Somalia: 30.5 %Suriname: 7.2 %South Sudan: 63.8 %El Salvador: 14.2 %Syria: 16.6 %Eswatini: 15.2 %Chad: 71.9 %Togo: 38.8 %Thailand: 30.2 %Tajikistan: 45.1 %Timor-Leste: 48.4 %Turkmenistan: 22.3 %Tunisia: 12.8 %Türkiye: 14.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.6 %Tanzania: 65.2 %Uganda: 65.9 %United States: 1.6 %Uruguay: 8.6 %Uzbekistan: 26.1 %Venezuela: 9.2 %Vietnam: 27 %Vanuatu: 44.6 %Samoa: 29.2 %Yemen: 32 %South Africa: 5.5 %Zambia: 56 %Zimbabwe: 55.4 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Burundi: 85.6 %Burundi85.6Niger: 74.2 %Niger74.2Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Madagascar: 69.9 %Madagascar69.9Laos: 69.4 %Laos69.4Uganda: 65.9 %Uganda65.9Central African Republic: 65.9 %Central African Republic65.9Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Tanzania: 65.2 %Tanzania65.2Mali: 63.8 %Mali63.8South Sudan: 63.8 %South Sudan63.8Guinea-Bissau: 62.2 %Guinea-Bissau62.2Ethiopia: 62.2 %Ethiopia62.2Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.5Eritrea: 56.4 %Eritrea56.4Zambia: 56 %Zambia56Zimbabwe: 55.4 %Zimbabwe55.4Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4North Korea: 54.5 %North Korea54.5Burkina Faso: 52.7 %Burkina Faso52.7Angola: 52.4 %Angola52.4Rwanda: 51.9 %Rwanda51.9Afghanistan: 51.3 %Afghanistan51.3Moldova: 51.1 %Moldova51.1Guinea: 49 %Guinea49Timor-Leste: 48.4 %Timor-Leste48.4Kenya: 47.2 %Kenya47.2Côte d’Ivoire: 47.1 %Côte d’Ivoire47.1Haiti: 46.7 %Haiti46.7Sierra Leone: 45.6 %Sierra Leone45.6Bangladesh: 45.4 %Bangladesh45.4Myanmar: 45.2 %Myanmar45.2Tajikistan: 45.1 %Tajikistan45.1Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Bhutan: 43.8 %Bhutan43.8India: 43.5 %India43.5Solomon Islands: 43 %Solomon Islands43Cameroon: 42.9 %Cameroon42.9Liberia: 42.6 %Liberia42.6Burundi: 85.6 %Burundi85.6Niger: 74.2 %Niger74.2Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Madagascar: 69.9 %Madagascar69.9Laos: 69.4 %Laos69.4Uganda: 65.9 %Uganda65.9Central African Republic: 65.9 %Central African Republic65.9Malawi: 65.3 %Malawi65.3Tanzania: 65.2 %Tanzania65.2Mali: 63.8 %Mali63.8South Sudan: 63.8 %South Sudan63.8Guinea-Bissau: 62.2 %Guinea-Bissau62.2Ethiopia: 62.2 %Ethiopia62.2Democratic Republic of the Congo: 59.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo59.5Eritrea: 56.4 %Eritrea56.4Zambia: 56 %Zambia56Zimbabwe: 55.4 %Zimbabwe55.4Equatorial Guinea: 55.4 %Equatorial Guinea55.4North Korea: 54.5 %North Korea54.5Burkina Faso: 52.7 %Burkina Faso52.7Angola: 52.4 %Angola52.4Rwanda: 51.9 %Rwanda51.9Afghanistan: 51.3 %Afghanistan51.3Moldova: 51.1 %Moldova51.1Guinea: 49 %Guinea49Timor-Leste: 48.4 %Timor-Leste48.4Kenya: 47.2 %Kenya47.2Côte d’Ivoire: 47.1 %Côte d’Ivoire47.1Haiti: 46.7 %Haiti46.7Sierra Leone: 45.6 %Sierra Leone45.6Bangladesh: 45.4 %Bangladesh45.4Myanmar: 45.2 %Myanmar45.2Tajikistan: 45.1 %Tajikistan45.1Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Bhutan: 43.8 %Bhutan43.8India: 43.5 %India43.5Solomon Islands: 43 %Solomon Islands43Cameroon: 42.9 %Cameroon42.9Liberia: 42.6 %Liberia42.6
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Burundi85.6-0.1 pts
2Niger74.2+0.3 pts
3Mozambique73.1-0.4 pts
4Chad71.9-0.3 pts
5Madagascar69.9-0.2 pts
6Laos69.4-0.2 pts
7Uganda65.9-0.5 pts
8Central African Republic65.9-0.2 pts
9Malawi65.3-0.1 pts
10Tanzania65.2-0.4 pts
11Mali63.8-0.4 pts
12South Sudan63.8-0.3 pts
13Guinea-Bissau62.2-0.5 pts
14Ethiopia62.2-0.8 pts
15Democratic Republic of the Congo59.5-0.9 pts
16Eritrea56.4-0.5 pts
17Zambia56-0.1 pts
18Zimbabwe55.4+2.1 pts
19Equatorial Guinea55.4+0.2 pts
20North Korea54.5-0.5 pts
21Burkina Faso52.7-0.4 pts
22Angola52.4-0.1 pts
23Rwanda51.9-3.4 pts
24Afghanistan51.3-0.2 pts
25Moldova51.1-4.3 pts
26Guinea49-0.6 pts
27Timor-Leste48.4+0.1 pts
28Kenya47.2-0.7 pts
29Côte d’Ivoire47.1-0.9 pts
30Haiti46.7-0.2 pts
31Sierra Leone45.6-1.1 pts
32Bangladesh45.4+1.7 pts
33Myanmar45.2-0.6 pts
34Tajikistan45.1-0.9 pts
35Vanuatu44.6-0.1 pts
36Bhutan43.8-0.1 pts
37India43.5+0.7 pts
38Solomon Islands43-0.3 pts
39Cameroon42.9-0.4 pts
40Liberia42.6-0.7 pts
41Benin41.9-0.8 pts
42Togo38.8-0.9 pts
43Papua New Guinea38.1-0.6 pts
44Republic of the Congo37.1-0.2 pts
45Pakistan36.80 pts
46Fiji36.8-0.9 pts
47Ghana36-0.3 pts
48Georgia35.6-1.3 pts
49Cambodia35.3-0.9 pts
50Azerbaijan35.1-0.6 pts
51Nigeria34.7-0.5 pts
52Comoros34.6-0.3 pts
53Mauritania33.4-1.1 pts
54Albania32-1.7 pts
55Yemen32-0.1 pts
56Lesotho31.5-0.1 pts
57Senegal31.5-0.3 pts
58Nicaragua31-0.5 pts
59Somalia30.5-0.4 pts
60Thailand30.2-0.2 pts
61Ecuador30-1.5 pts
62Guatemala29.8+2.7 pts
63Gabon29.3-0.1 pts
64Samoa29.2-1.1 pts
65Morocco29.1-0.2 pts
66Gambia29.1-0.3 pts
67Indonesia28.8-0.5 pts
68Mongolia28.4-0.4 pts
69Armenia28.1-1.2 pts
70Vietnam27-6.5 pts
71Sri Lanka26.5-0 pts
72Uzbekistan26.1-0.4 pts
73Bolivia25.1+0.3 pts
74Tonga24.8-1.1 pts
75Peru24-1.7 pts
76Nepal24-0.4 pts
77Honduras23+1.5 pts
78Namibia22.9-0.3 pts
79China22.8-1.3 pts
80Turkmenistan22.3-0.6 pts
81Philippines22-0.8 pts
82Serbia18.5-0.3 pts
83Egypt18.3-0.6 pts
84Botswana18+0.4 pts
85Bosnia and Herzegovina17.6-0.4 pts
86Paraguay17.2-0.2 pts
87Belize16.8-0.2 pts
88Kyrgyzstan16.8-0.2 pts
89Syria16.6-0.5 pts
90Cuba16.1-0.2 pts
91Eswatini15.2+0.7 pts
92Panama14.7+0.4 pts
93Türkiye14.6-1 pts
94Jamaica14.6-0.3 pts
95Colombia14.4-0.2 pts
96El Salvador14.2-0.7 pts
97Iran14.1-0.5 pts
98Costa Rica13.40 pts
99Guyana13.2-0.8 pts
100Tunisia12.8+0.6 pts
101São Tomé and Príncipe12.5-0.1 pts
102Kazakhstan12-0.3 pts
103Maldives12-0.4 pts
104Mexico12-0.7 pts
105Romania11.9+0.7 pts
106Greece11.5+0.3 pts
107Libya10.6-0.4 pts
108Belarus10.10 pts
109Saint Lucia9.9-0.7 pts
110Cape Verde9.9-0.4 pts
111Algeria9.8-0.3 pts
112Malaysia9.7-0.3 pts
113Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.6-0.3 pts
114Venezuela9.2-0.2 pts
115Uruguay8.6-0.1 pts
116Poland8.5-0.4 pts
117Iraq8.4-0.1 pts
118Brazil8.2-0.5 pts
119North Macedonia7.8-1.7 pts
120Dominican Republic7.4-0.4 pts
121Argentina7.4-0.2 pts
122Suriname7.2-0.1 pts
123Bulgaria6.2-0.3 pts
124Chile6.2-0.1 pts
125Oman6.1-0.1 pts
126Latvia5.8-0.4 pts
127New Zealand5.6-0.4 pts
128South Africa5.5-0 pts
129Russia5.5-0.3 pts
130South Korea5.3-0.1 pts
131Mauritius5.1-0.4 pts
132Lithuania5.1-0.4 pts
133Croatia4.7-1.2 pts
134Ireland4.6+0.8 pts
135Trinidad and Tobago4.6+0.1 pts
136Montenegro4.5+0.2 pts
137Hungary4.4+0.1 pts
138Slovenia4-0.3 pts
139Iceland3.8-0.3 pts
140Finland3.6-0.3 pts
141Italy3.6-0.2 pts
142Lebanon3.5-0.1 pts
143Spain3.5-0.5 pts
144Jordan3.3-0 pts
145Slovakia3.1+0.6 pts
146Austria3.1-0.4 pts
147Portugal3.10 pts
148Japan3-0.1 pts
149Czechia2.9+0.2 pts
150Saudi Arabia2.7-0.1 pts
151Estonia2.6-0 pts
152France2.5-0.1 pts
153Cyprus2.5+0.1 pts
154Norway2.4+0.1 pts
155Switzerland2.20 pts
156Australia2.1-0 pts
157French Polynesia2.1-0.1 pts
158Denmark2-0.1 pts
159Kuwait2-0 pts
160Netherlands1.8-0 pts
161New Caledonia1.8-0 pts
162Sweden1.8-0.1 pts
163Qatar1.7-0 pts
164U.S. Virgin Islands1.7-0 pts
165Guam1.7-0.1 pts
166United States1.6-0.1 pts
167United Arab Emirates1.5-0 pts
168Barbados1.4-1.5 pts
169Canada1.3-0 pts
170Brunei1.3-0.2 pts
171Djibouti1.2-0 pts
172Germany1.2-0.1 pts
173Puerto Rico1.2-0 pts
174Malta1.1+0.3 pts
175Belgium1.10 pts
176Luxembourg0.9-0.1 pts
177Bahrain0.9-0 pts
178United Kingdom0.9+0.1 pts
179Bahamas0.8-0 pts
180Israel0.80 pts
181Macao0.4-0 pts
182Hong Kong0.2-0 pts
183Singapore0.1-0 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. 3 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 85.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

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