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Employment in agriculture, % of total employment: ranking of countries
187 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Burundi is highest at 85.3%; Singapore is lowest at 0.1%.
World 25.8% (2025)Median country 14.2%187 countries
Jobs in agriculture: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 187 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
187 shown
| # | Country | Region | Jobs in agriculture | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.3% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.0% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.0% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.7% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.2% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.0% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| 11 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.8% | 2023 | |
| 12 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.0% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.1% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.5% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.5% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.3% | 2025 | |
| 20 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 54.1% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.8% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.4% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.6% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 46.0% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.8% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.4% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 45.0% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 44.5% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.5% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 44.3% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 43.3% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 42.5% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Bhutan | South Asia | 42.4% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.9% | 2025 | |
| 38 | India | South Asia | 41.6% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.1% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.2% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.8% | 2022 | |
| 42 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.6% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 36.9% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.4% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.2% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 35.6% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.1% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 34.2% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 34.0% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.6% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.5% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.5% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.6% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.5% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.0% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.1% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 28.6% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.9% | 2025 | |
| 66 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.6% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 27.3% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 27.0% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 27.0% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 25.2% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 25.0% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.7% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 23.6% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Nepal | South Asia | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 22.4% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.3% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 81 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 21.7% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.5% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 15.4% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 14.1% | 2021 | |
| 97 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| 98 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| 102 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Maldives | South Asia | 11.3% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 10.7% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| 116 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.2% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.1% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| 125 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.3% | 2022 | |
| 126 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.1% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 129 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 130 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 132 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| 155 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 161 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 163 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 168 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 170 | United States | North America | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Canada | North America | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 181 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 182 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)