ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
5.66 % change on previous year
Sudan
Lowest
-5.44 % change on previous year
Estonia
Median
-0.7194 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
7,667
What the numbers show
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value, annual growth rate is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 5.66 % change on previous year in Sudan; the lowest is -5.44 % change on previous year in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.7194 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.6159 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 6,625.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 2,895.6%).
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 5.66 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 4.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Palestine | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 301.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 454.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Belize | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Chad | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Oman | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 566.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 23 | Somalia | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 342.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Yemen | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Eritrea | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 242.7% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 648.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6,625.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 0.9799 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0.9421 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritania | 0.9147 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 986.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 0.9098 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Melanesia | 0.8342 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.8252 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Togo | 0.8043 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 0.7997 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 0.7921 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Haiti | 0.7372 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7362 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Lesotho | 0.6638 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Botswana | 0.6523 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 0.6275 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4831 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 627.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 0.3667 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3556 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 0.334 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.3206 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0.2861 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Western Sahara | 0.1387 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt | 0.0718 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.0325 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia | 0.0308 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 0.0281 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Myanmar | 0.0203 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | -0.0182 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 76 | South Africa | -0.0316 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | -0.0885 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Bahrain | -0.1294 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | -0.1461 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -0.1789 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Mexico | -0.2877 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | -0.2919 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | -0.3133 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -0.329 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Caribbean | -0.473 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 329.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | -0.4785 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | -0.4872 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Qatar | -0.5076 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | -0.5094 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | -0.5194 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 299.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | -0.5602 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | -0.6283 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 129.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | -0.6911 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 138.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | -0.704 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 580.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | -0.706 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.2% | volatile |
| 96 | India | -0.719 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | -0.7194 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | -0.738 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 180.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | -0.7718 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 138.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | -0.8792 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | -0.9091 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | -0.9377 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | -0.9537 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | -0.965 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Luxembourg | -0.9901 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Iceland | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Israel | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Bhutan | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 110 | China, Macao SAR | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Türkiye | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Australia and New Zealand | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Australia | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 117 | New Zealand | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,522.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 573.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Ireland | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 167.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 154.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Djibouti | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 390.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Canada | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Chile | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 263.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Spain | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Cabo Verde | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.2% | volatile |
| 131 | China, Taiwan Province of | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 177.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,076.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Jordan | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 135 | United States Virgin Islands | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 258.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 202.2% | volatile |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Belgium | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 268.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Norway | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Argentina | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Greece | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 145 | France | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Denmark | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 353.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Japan | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 699.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Switzerland | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Italy | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 151 | China | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 152 | China, mainland | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Viet Nam | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Finland | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 235.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Austria | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Slovenia | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Albania | -2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Portugal | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Georgia | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Tonga | -3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 388.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Germany | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,895.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Samoa | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 418.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Polynesia | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 365.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 167 | Guam | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Bulgaria | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 534.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Serbia | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 228.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Guyana | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 379.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Libya | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 980.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Russian Federation | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,804.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Belarus | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Hungary | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Nepal | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Armenia | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 282.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mauritius | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 184.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Romania | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Croatia | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 334.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Lithuania | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,197.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Latvia | -4.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Slovakia | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 191.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | -4.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 548.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Kazakhstan | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Czechia | -4.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Montenegro | -5.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Poland | -5.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Estonia | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 314.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 2.44 % change on previous year
- Chagai -2.26 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 2.14 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.06 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.98 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.95 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.84 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.83 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 1.52 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.48 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.6948 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 0.4254 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0.2838 % change on previous year
- South America 0.2751 % change on previous year
- Oceania 0.1704 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.1646 % change on previous year
- Central America 0.1402 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.0286 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.0094 % change on previous year
- World -0.3139 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -0.4977 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -1.13 % change on previous year
- Asia -1.14 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -1.43 % change on previous year
- Northern America -2.25 % change on previous year
- United States of America -2.29 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -2.32 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -2.38 % change on previous year
- Europe -2.39 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -2.44 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -2.44 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -2.53 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -3.17 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.