Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,628.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 80.0%).
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 0.8% | 2009 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 5 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 11 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 12 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2013 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 16 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 22 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 29 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 32 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 35 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 38 | China | 0.2% | 2013 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 42 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 47 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 51 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 55 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 57 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 60 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2012 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 66 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 67 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 69 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | up 108.9% | falling |
| 71 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2013 | up 2,628.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 74 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 75 | Austria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 77 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 79 | Australia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 82 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 84 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 85 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 86 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 87 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2016 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2005 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 91 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2016 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 94 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 57.3% | volatile |