Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.0%
Ethiopia
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,258
What the numbers show
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.0% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 463.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 85.3%).
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 463.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 319.9% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 8 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2012 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2005 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 0.5% | 2011 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 30 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 32 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Malta | 0.5% | 2016 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2006 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | France | 0.4% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 46 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 53 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2016 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 61 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 62 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 436.0% | volatile |
| 63 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 64 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 65 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 67 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 295.8% | rising |
| 67 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 295.8% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 71 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 72 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 74 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 77 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 78 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 82 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |