Peru vs Tonga: Share of employment in agriculture
Peru
23.1%
in 2025
Tonga
23.6%
in 2025
Peru rank
76th
Tonga rank
75th
Share of employment in agriculture over time
- Peru
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.6% against 23.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Peru ranks 76th and Tonga ranks 75th of 186 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 30.3% | 1.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 31.7% | 7.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.7% | 0.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of employment in agriculture, Peru or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 23.6% against 23.1% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of employment in agriculture between Peru and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Tonga rank globally for share of employment in agriculture?
- Peru ranks 76th and Tonga ranks 75th 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) β 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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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.