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Employment in agriculture

Unit % / latest 2025 / 187 countries / world 25.78

World map of Employment in agriculture
World map: Employment in agriculture (2025). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source World Bank (WDI)
RankCountry / area%
1Singapore0.1
2Hong Kong0.18
3Macao0.37
4Israel0.76
5Bahamas0.78
16Barbados1.25
17United Arab Emirates1.44
18US1.52
19Guam1.56
20U.S. Virgin Islands1.59
185Niger72.99
186Mozambique73.01
187Burundi85.34

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Employment in agriculture: top, bottom and US1Singapore0.12Hong Kong0.183Macao0.374Israel0.765Bahamas0.7816Barbados1.2517United Arab Emirates1.4418US1.5219Guam1.5620U.S. Virgin Islands1.59185Niger72.99186Mozambique73.01187Burundi85.34%
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2025). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source World Bank (WDI)
Employment in agriculture over time32.924.115.36.5-2.32014201620182020202220242025USChinaGermanyWorld%
US against major economies and the world. Source World Bank (WDI)

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Singapore0.12025
2Hong Kong0.182025
3Macao0.372025
4Israel0.762025
5Bahamas0.782025
6Bahrain0.832025
7UK0.852025
8Malta0.882025
9Luxembourg0.882025
10Belgium0.982025
11Germany1.072025
12Canada1.12025
13Puerto Rico1.142025
14Djibouti1.152025
15Brunei1.22025
16Barbados1.252025
17United Arab Emirates1.442025
18US1.522025
19Guam1.562025
20U.S. Virgin Islands1.592025
21Qatar1.622025
22Denmark1.622025
23Netherlands1.72025
24Sweden1.772025
25New Caledonia1.782025
26Kuwait1.892025
27French Polynesia1.922025
29Cyprus2.152025
30Slovakia2.162025
31Australia2.182025
32Switzerland2.242025
33France2.332025
34Saudi Arabia2.52025
35Norway2.52025
36Czechia2.712025
37Austria2.772025
38Portugal2.782025
39Japan2.812025
40Estonia2.962025
41Jordan3.122025
42Italy3.352025
43Spain3.372025
44Finland3.492025
45Lebanon3.512023
46Iceland3.612025
47Slovenia3.662025
48Ireland3.852025
49Hungary4.112025
50Montenegro4.192025
51Croatia4.332025
52Trinidad & Tobago4.492025
53Lithuania4.662025
54Bulgaria4.692025
55Mauritius4.712025
56South Korea5.12025
57Russia5.112025
58South Africa5.412025
59New Zealand5.422025
60Oman5.952025
61Chile6.072025
62Poland6.222025
63Palestine6.342022
64Latvia6.662025
65Suriname6.982025
66Argentina72025
67Dominican Republic7.012025
68St. Lucia7.472025
69Brazil7.632025
70Uruguay8.072025
71Iraq8.172025
72North Macedonia8.52025
73Venezuela8.872025
74St. Vincent & Grenadines9.072025
75Malaysia9.182025
76Cape Verde9.252025
77Belarus9.482025
78Algeria9.482025
79Libya102025
80Greece10.682025
81Romania10.952025
82Maldives11.312025
83Kazakhstan11.322025
84Mexico11.42025
85Costa Rica11.492025
86São Tomé & Príncipe12.062025
87Guyana12.212025
88Tunisia12.462025
89Iran13.622025
90El Salvador13.852025
91Jamaica13.942025
92Ukraine14.122021
93Colombia14.162025
94Türkiye14.222025
95Eswatini14.552025
96Kyrgyzstan15.452025
97Cuba15.532025
98Paraguay15.972025
99Panama16.042025
100Belize16.132025
101Syria16.32025
102Bosnia16.712025
103Egypt17.522025
104Serbia18.032025
105Botswana18.032025
106Philippines20.492025
107China21.682025
108Turkmenistan21.932025
109Namibia22.342025
110Honduras22.422025
111Nepal22.912025
112Peru23.132025
113Tonga23.612025
114Bolivia24.712025
115Vietnam25.042025
116Uzbekistan25.22025
117Sri Lanka25.862025
118Samoa26.882025
119Armenia26.972025
120Mongolia272025
121Indonesia27.32025
122Gambia27.552025
123Morocco27.892025
124Thailand28.562025
125Gabon28.872025
126Guatemala29.052025
127Senegal29.582025
128Somalia30.032025
129Nicaragua30.472025
130Albania30.772025
131Lesotho30.882025
132Yemen31.622025
133Mauritania32.122025
134Ecuador32.482025
135Cambodia33.42025
136Nigeria33.532025
137Comoros33.562025
138Georgia33.952025
139Azerbaijan34.232025
140Ghana34.572025
141Rwanda35.052025
142Fiji35.642025
143Pakistan36.232025
144Congo - Brazzaville36.352025
145Papua New Guinea36.862025
146Togo37.592025
147Sudan39.772022
148Benin40.242025
149Liberia41.122025
150India41.632025
151Cameroon41.852025
152Bhutan42.372025
153Solomon Islands42.472025
154Tajikistan43.272025
155Bangladesh44.262025
156Sierra Leone44.492025
157Vanuatu44.532025
158Myanmar44.952025
159Côte d’Ivoire45.372025
160Kenya45.792025
161Timor-Leste46.022025
162Haiti46.612025
163Guinea47.362025
164Moldova50.52025
165Afghanistan51.632025
166Burkina Faso51.782025
167Angola51.952025
168North Korea54.082025
169Zimbabwe54.312025
170Zambia54.532025
171Equatorial Guinea55.322025
172Eritrea55.482025
173Congo - Kinshasa58.522025
174Ethiopia60.142025
175Guinea-Bissau61.072025
176Mali63.012025
177South Sudan63.762023
178Tanzania64.572025
179Uganda64.852025
180Malawi64.982025
181Central African Republic66.062025
182Laos68.62025
183Madagascar69.212025
184Chad71.742025
185Niger72.992025
186Mozambique73.012025
187Burundi85.342025

Source: World Bank (WDI) — Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)