Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Korea or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Korea as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of employment in agriculture between Korea and Russian Federation?

0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russian Federation?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Russian Federation: Share of employment in agriculture

Korea

5.1%

in 2025

Russian Federation

5.1%

in 2025

Korea rank

132nd

Russian Federation rank

131st

Share of employment in agriculture over time

Korea
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 132nd and Russian Federation ranks 131st of 186 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.0%	14.3%	2.3%	Russian Federation
2000s	8.1%	10.2%	2.1%	Russian Federation
2010s	5.4%	6.8%	1.5%	Russian Federation
2020s	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Korea or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of employment in agriculture between Korea and Russian Federation?: 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russian Federation?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for share of employment in agriculture?: Korea ranks 132nd and Russian Federation ranks 131st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of employment in agriculture
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,530 data points, 1300–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.