Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.0%
Ethiopia
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,345
What the numbers show
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 92 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 64.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 694.0%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 86.9%).
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 434.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2012 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2013 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2005 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 0.6% | 2011 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | up 306.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2016 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 0.5% | 2016 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 34 | Australia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 36 | France | 0.5% | 2016 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 38 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2006 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2017 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 44 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2016 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 49 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 51 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2016 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 55 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 282.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2016 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 63 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 396.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 396.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 67 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 694.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 72 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 79 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 80 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 86 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |