Data / Rankings / Employment in agriculture / Countries

Countries by employment in agriculture

Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 181 countries in 2024, at 85.4%. Singapore had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 14.9% and the figure for the World was 26.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest85.4Burundi
Lowest0.1Singapore
Median14.9181 countries
World26.1History

Map of countries, 2024

United Arab Emirates: 1.5 %Afghanistan: 51.5 %Albania: 31.4 %Armenia: 27.5 %Angola: 52.2 %Argentina: 7.2 %Austria: 2.8 %Australia: 2.2 %Azerbaijan: 34.7 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17.1 %Bangladesh: 44.7 %Belgium: 1 %Burkina Faso: 52.2 %Bulgaria: 4.8 %Burundi: 85.4 %Benin: 41.1 %Brunei: 1.2 %Bolivia: 24.9 %Brazil: 7.7 %Bahamas: 0.8 %Bhutan: 43.2 %Botswana: 18.1 %Belarus: 9.7 %Belize: 16.4 %Canada: 1.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.9 %Central African Republic: 66.1 %Republic of the Congo: 36.8 %Switzerland: 2.3 %Côte d’Ivoire: 46.3 %Chile: 6.2 %Cameroon: 42.4 %China: 22.2 %Colombia: 14.3 %Costa Rica: 11.8 %Cuba: 15.8 %Cape Verde: 9.6 %Cyprus: 2.2 %Czechia: 2.8 %Germany: 1.1 %Djibouti: 1.2 %Denmark: 1.7 %Dominican Republic: 7.2 %Algeria: 9.7 %Ecuador: 32.6 %Estonia: 3.1 %Egypt: 18 %Eritrea: 56 %Spain: 3.5 %Ethiopia: 61 %Finland: 3.6 %Fiji: 36.1 %France: 2.4 %Gabon: 29.1 %United Kingdom: 0.9 %Georgia: 34.8 %Ghana: 35.2 %Gambia: 28.3 %Guinea: 48.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 55.1 %Greece: 11 %Guatemala: 29.4 %Guinea-Bissau: 61.7 %Guyana: 12.6 %Hong Kong: 0.2 %Honduras: 22.6 %Croatia: 4.5 %Haiti: 46.7 %Hungary: 4.2 %Indonesia: 28 %Ireland: 4 %Israel: 0.8 %India: 42.4 %Iraq: 8.2 %Iran: 13.8 %Iceland: 3.7 %Italy: 3.4 %Jamaica: 14.2 %Jordan: 3.2 %Japan: 2.9 %Kenya: 46.5 %Kyrgyzstan: 16 %Cambodia: 34.2 %North Korea: 54.3 %South Korea: 5.2 %Kuwait: 1.9 %Kazakhstan: 11.6 %Laos: 68.9 %Sri Lanka: 26.3 %Liberia: 41.9 %Lesotho: 31.1 %Lithuania: 4.8 %Luxembourg: 0.9 %Latvia: 6.9 %Libya: 10.5 %Morocco: 28.3 %Moldova: 50.8 %Montenegro: 4.3 %Madagascar: 69.5 %North Macedonia: 8.8 %Mali: 63.5 %Myanmar: 45.4 %Mongolia: 27.3 %Mauritania: 32.8 %Mauritius: 4.9 %Malawi: 65.2 %Mexico: 11.6 %Malaysia: 9.4 %Mozambique: 73.1 %Namibia: 22.6 %New Caledonia: 1.8 %Niger: 73.5 %Nigeria: 34.1 %Nicaragua: 30.7 %Netherlands: 1.7 %Norway: 2.6 %Nepal: 23.5 %New Zealand: 5.5 %Oman: 6.1 %Panama: 16.4 %Peru: 23.4 %French Polynesia: 2 %Papua New Guinea: 37.5 %Philippines: 21.2 %Pakistan: 36.5 %Poland: 6.5 %Puerto Rico: 1.2 %Portugal: 2.9 %Paraguay: 16.2 %Qatar: 1.7 %Romania: 11.3 %Serbia: 18.6 %Russia: 5.2 %Rwanda: 36.5 %Saudi Arabia: 2.6 %Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Sweden: 1.8 %Singapore: 0.1 %Slovenia: 3.8 %Slovakia: 2.2 %Sierra Leone: 45.1 %Senegal: 30.6 %Somalia: 30.3 %Suriname: 7.1 %El Salvador: 14.1 %Syria: 16.4 %Eswatini: 14.9 %Chad: 71.9 %Togo: 38.3 %Thailand: 29 %Tajikistan: 44.1 %Timor-Leste: 46.3 %Turkmenistan: 22.2 %Tunisia: 12.7 %Türkiye: 14.6 %Trinidad and Tobago: 4.7 %Tanzania: 65.1 %Uganda: 65.4 %United States: 1.6 %Uruguay: 8.3 %Uzbekistan: 25.6 %Venezuela: 8.9 %Vietnam: 25.9 %Vanuatu: 44.6 %Samoa: 27.7 %Yemen: 31.8 %South Africa: 5.4 %Zambia: 55.3 %Zimbabwe: 55.2 %
  • Under 2.8
  • 2.8 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 16
  • 16 to 31
  • 31 to 45
  • 45 and over
  • No data
%, 2024. 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, 2024

Burundi: 85.4 %Burundi85.4Niger: 73.5 %Niger73.5Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Madagascar: 69.5 %Madagascar69.5Laos: 68.9 %Laos68.9Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Uganda: 65.4 %Uganda65.4Malawi: 65.2 %Malawi65.2Tanzania: 65.1 %Tanzania65.1Mali: 63.5 %Mali63.5Guinea-Bissau: 61.7 %Guinea-Bissau61.7Ethiopia: 61 %Ethiopia61Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo58.9Eritrea: 56 %Eritrea56Zambia: 55.3 %Zambia55.3Zimbabwe: 55.2 %Zimbabwe55.2Equatorial Guinea: 55.1 %Equatorial Guinea55.1North Korea: 54.3 %North Korea54.3Burkina Faso: 52.2 %Burkina Faso52.2Angola: 52.2 %Angola52.2Afghanistan: 51.5 %Afghanistan51.5Moldova: 50.8 %Moldova50.8Guinea: 48.2 %Guinea48.2Haiti: 46.7 %Haiti46.7Kenya: 46.5 %Kenya46.5Timor-Leste: 46.3 %Timor-Leste46.3Côte d’Ivoire: 46.3 %Côte d’Ivoire46.3Myanmar: 45.4 %Myanmar45.4Sierra Leone: 45.1 %Sierra Leone45.1Bangladesh: 44.7 %Bangladesh44.7Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Tajikistan: 44.1 %Tajikistan44.1Bhutan: 43.2 %Bhutan43.2Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Solomon Islands42.7Cameroon: 42.4 %Cameroon42.4India: 42.4 %India42.4Liberia: 41.9 %Liberia41.9Benin: 41.1 %Benin41.1Togo: 38.3 %Togo38.3Burundi: 85.4 %Burundi85.4Niger: 73.5 %Niger73.5Mozambique: 73.1 %Mozambique73.1Chad: 71.9 %Chad71.9Madagascar: 69.5 %Madagascar69.5Laos: 68.9 %Laos68.9Central African Republic: 66.1 %Central African Republic66.1Uganda: 65.4 %Uganda65.4Malawi: 65.2 %Malawi65.2Tanzania: 65.1 %Tanzania65.1Mali: 63.5 %Mali63.5Guinea-Bissau: 61.7 %Guinea-Bissau61.7Ethiopia: 61 %Ethiopia61Democratic Republic of the Congo: 58.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo58.9Eritrea: 56 %Eritrea56Zambia: 55.3 %Zambia55.3Zimbabwe: 55.2 %Zimbabwe55.2Equatorial Guinea: 55.1 %Equatorial Guinea55.1North Korea: 54.3 %North Korea54.3Burkina Faso: 52.2 %Burkina Faso52.2Angola: 52.2 %Angola52.2Afghanistan: 51.5 %Afghanistan51.5Moldova: 50.8 %Moldova50.8Guinea: 48.2 %Guinea48.2Haiti: 46.7 %Haiti46.7Kenya: 46.5 %Kenya46.5Timor-Leste: 46.3 %Timor-Leste46.3Côte d’Ivoire: 46.3 %Côte d’Ivoire46.3Myanmar: 45.4 %Myanmar45.4Sierra Leone: 45.1 %Sierra Leone45.1Bangladesh: 44.7 %Bangladesh44.7Vanuatu: 44.6 %Vanuatu44.6Tajikistan: 44.1 %Tajikistan44.1Bhutan: 43.2 %Bhutan43.2Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Solomon Islands42.7Cameroon: 42.4 %Cameroon42.4India: 42.4 %India42.4Liberia: 41.9 %Liberia41.9Benin: 41.1 %Benin41.1Togo: 38.3 %Togo38.3
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Burundi85.4-0.2 pts
2Niger73.5-0.7 pts
3Mozambique73.10 pts
4Chad71.9-0.1 pts
5Madagascar69.5-0.4 pts
6Laos68.9-0.5 pts
7Central African Republic66.1+0.2 pts
8Uganda65.4-0.5 pts
9Malawi65.2-0.1 pts
10Tanzania65.1-0.1 pts
11Mali63.5-0.3 pts
12Guinea-Bissau61.7-0.5 pts
13Ethiopia61-1.2 pts
14Democratic Republic of the Congo58.9-0.6 pts
15Eritrea56-0.4 pts
16Zambia55.3-0.6 pts
17Zimbabwe55.2-0.3 pts
18Equatorial Guinea55.1-0.3 pts
19North Korea54.3-0.2 pts
20Burkina Faso52.2-0.5 pts
21Angola52.2-0.3 pts
22Afghanistan51.5+0.2 pts
23Moldova50.8-0.3 pts
24Guinea48.2-0.8 pts
25Haiti46.70 pts
26Kenya46.5-0.7 pts
27Timor-Leste46.3-2 pts
28Côte d’Ivoire46.3-0.8 pts
29Myanmar45.4+0.1 pts
30Sierra Leone45.1-0.5 pts
31Bangladesh44.7-0.6 pts
32Vanuatu44.60 pts
33Tajikistan44.1-0.9 pts
34Bhutan43.2-0.6 pts
35Solomon Islands42.7-0.3 pts
36Cameroon42.4-0.5 pts
37India42.4-1.2 pts
38Liberia41.9-0.7 pts
39Benin41.1-0.8 pts
40Togo38.3-0.5 pts
41Papua New Guinea37.5-0.6 pts
42Republic of the Congo36.8-0.3 pts
43Pakistan36.5-0.2 pts
44Rwanda36.5-15.4 pts
45Fiji36.1-0.7 pts
46Ghana35.2-0.8 pts
47Georgia34.8-0.9 pts
48Azerbaijan34.7-0.4 pts
49Cambodia34.2-1.1 pts
50Nigeria34.1-0.6 pts
51Comoros34.1-0.6 pts
52Mauritania32.8-0.6 pts
53Ecuador32.6+2.6 pts
54Yemen31.8-0.1 pts
55Albania31.4-0.6 pts
56Lesotho31.1-0.4 pts
57Nicaragua30.7-0.3 pts
58Senegal30.6-0.8 pts
59Somalia30.3-0.2 pts
60Guatemala29.4-0.4 pts
61Gabon29.1-0.2 pts
62Thailand29-1.2 pts
63Gambia28.3-0.8 pts
64Morocco28.3-0.8 pts
65Indonesia28-0.8 pts
66Samoa27.7-1.5 pts
67Armenia27.5-0.6 pts
68Mongolia27.3-1.1 pts
69Sri Lanka26.3-0.1 pts
70Vietnam25.9-1.1 pts
71Uzbekistan25.6-0.5 pts
72Bolivia24.9-0.2 pts
73Tonga24.2-0.5 pts
74Nepal23.5-0.5 pts
75Peru23.4-0.5 pts
76Namibia22.6-0.3 pts
77Honduras22.6-0.4 pts
78Turkmenistan22.2-0 pts
79China22.2-0.6 pts
80Philippines21.2-0.9 pts
81Serbia18.6+0.1 pts
82Botswana18.1+0.1 pts
83Egypt18-0.3 pts
84Bosnia and Herzegovina17.1-0.5 pts
85Syria16.4-0.1 pts
86Belize16.4-0.4 pts
87Panama16.4+1.6 pts
88Paraguay16.2-1 pts
89Kyrgyzstan16-0.8 pts
90Cuba15.8-0.3 pts
91Eswatini14.9-0.3 pts
92Türkiye14.6-0.1 pts
93Colombia14.3-0.1 pts
94Jamaica14.2-0.3 pts
95El Salvador14.1-0.2 pts
96Iran13.8-0.3 pts
97Tunisia12.7-0.1 pts
98Guyana12.6-0.6 pts
99São Tomé and Príncipe12.3-0.2 pts
100Costa Rica11.8-1.6 pts
101Kazakhstan11.6-0.4 pts
102Maldives11.6-0.4 pts
103Mexico11.6-0.4 pts
104Romania11.3-0.7 pts
105Greece11-0.5 pts
106Libya10.5-0.1 pts
107Belarus9.7-0.4 pts
108Algeria9.7-0.2 pts
109Cape Verde9.6-0.3 pts
110Malaysia9.4-0.3 pts
111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.3-0.3 pts
112Venezuela8.9-0.3 pts
113North Macedonia8.8+1 pts
114Uruguay8.3-0.3 pts
115Iraq8.2-0.2 pts
116Brazil7.7-0.5 pts
117Saint Lucia7.7-2.3 pts
118Argentina7.2-0.1 pts
119Dominican Republic7.2-0.2 pts
120Suriname7.1-0.1 pts
121Latvia6.9+1.1 pts
122Poland6.5-2 pts
123Chile6.20 pts
124Oman6.1-0.1 pts
125New Zealand5.5-0.1 pts
126South Africa5.4-0.1 pts
127Russia5.2-0.2 pts
128South Korea5.2-0.1 pts
129Mauritius4.9-0.2 pts
130Lithuania4.8-0.2 pts
131Bulgaria4.8-1.4 pts
132Trinidad and Tobago4.70 pts
133Croatia4.5-0.2 pts
134Montenegro4.3-0.1 pts
135Hungary4.2-0.2 pts
136Ireland4-0.7 pts
137Slovenia3.8-0.3 pts
138Iceland3.7-0.1 pts
139Finland3.6-0 pts
140Spain3.5-0 pts
141Italy3.4-0.2 pts
142Jordan3.2-0.1 pts
143Estonia3.1+0.5 pts
144Japan2.9-0.1 pts
145Portugal2.9-0.3 pts
146Austria2.8-0.3 pts
147Czechia2.8-0.1 pts
148Saudi Arabia2.6-0.2 pts
149Norway2.6+0.2 pts
150France2.4-0.1 pts
151Switzerland2.3+0.1 pts
152Slovakia2.2-0.9 pts
153Australia2.2+0.1 pts
154Cyprus2.2-0.3 pts
155French Polynesia2-0.1 pts
156Kuwait1.9-0 pts
157Sweden1.80 pts
158New Caledonia1.8-0 pts
159Netherlands1.7-0.1 pts
160Denmark1.7-0.4 pts
161Qatar1.7-0 pts
162U.S. Virgin Islands1.6-0 pts
163Guam1.6-0.1 pts
164United States1.6-0 pts
165United Arab Emirates1.5-0 pts
166Barbados1.3-0.1 pts
167Brunei1.2-0 pts
168Djibouti1.2-0 pts
169Puerto Rico1.2-0 pts
170Canada1.1-0.1 pts
171Germany1.1-0.1 pts
172Belgium1-0.1 pts
173Malta0.9-0.2 pts
174Luxembourg0.9-0 pts
175United Kingdom0.9-0 pts
176Bahrain0.9-0 pts
177Bahamas0.8-0 pts
178Israel0.8-0 pts
179Macao0.4-0 pts
180Hong Kong0.2-0 pts
181Singapore0.10 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS) (Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS

MLA 9

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS), Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS), Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{world_countries_by_employment_in_2024,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Employment in agriculture (\% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS): Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - World Bank
TI  - Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS): Countries by employment in agriculture, 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/08
PB  - World Bank
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024
Y2  - 2026/10/18
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries?period=2024.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Countries by employment in agriculture using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"employment_agriculture_share","level":"country","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=employment_agriculture_share&level=country&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which country has the highest employment in agriculture?

Burundi, with 85.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest employment in agriculture?

Singapore, with 0.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 5 countries have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

Employment in agriculture: other rankings

Countries: more rankings