Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Laos
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 68.6% against 49.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 60.3% | 28.7% | Laos |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 58.7% | 25.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 53.6% | 20.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 50.8% | 18.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Laos, at 68.6% against 49.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).