ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value by country
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...
Countries reporting
192
Highest
85.3 %
Burundi
Lowest
0.1 %
Singapore
Median
14.35 %
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
7,893
What the numbers show
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 85.3 % in Burundi; the lowest is 0.1 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.35 %, and the mean is 21.84 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 853.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 158 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 39.1%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 58.6%).
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 85.3 % | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.6 % | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 73 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 73 % | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64.6 % | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58.5 % | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 71.7 % | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2 % | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 66.1 % | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 54.1 % | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Malawi | 65 % | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 50.5 % | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.4 % | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 8 | Uganda | 64.9 % | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Timor-Leste | 46 % | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan | 63.8 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Melanesia | 36.61 % | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 63 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.1 % | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 25 % | 2025 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 60.1 % | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24.7 % | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 13 | Eritrea | 55.5 % | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.3 % | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.3 % | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 15 | Zambia | 54.5 % | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 15 | Türkiye | 14.2 % | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 54.3 % | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.6 % | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 51.9 % | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 12.64 % | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 51.8 % | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8.9 % | 2025 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 51.6 % | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 47.4 % | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Micronesia | 1.56 % | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 21 | Haiti | 46.6 % | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 9.2 % | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 45.8 % | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 23 | Myanmar | 45 % | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 44.5 % | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 44.5 % | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 44.3 % | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 43.3 % | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 42.5 % | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Bhutan | 42.4 % | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 41.9 % | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 31 | India | 41.6 % | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Liberia | 41.1 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | Benin | 40.2 % | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 39.8 % | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 37.6 % | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 36.9 % | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 37 | Congo | 36.4 % | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 38 | Pakistan | 36.2 % | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 39 | Fiji | 35.6 % | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 35.1 % | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 34.6 % | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 34.2 % | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 34 % | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 33.6 % | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 45 | Nigeria | 33.5 % | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 46 | Cambodia | 33.4 % | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 47 | Ecuador | 32.5 % | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mauritania | 32.1 % | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen | 31.6 % | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 31.5 % | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 51 | Lesotho | 30.9 % | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 52 | Albania | 30.8 % | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 53 | Somalia | 30 % | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 54 | Senegal | 29.6 % | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 55 | Guatemala | 29.1 % | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 28.9 % | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 57 | Thailand | 28.6 % | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 58 | Morocco | 27.9 % | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 59 | Gambia | 27.6 % | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 60 | Indonesia | 27.3 % | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 27 % | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 61 | Mongolia | 27 % | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 63 | Samoa | 26.9 % | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 25.9 % | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 25.2 % | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 66 | Tonga | 23.6 % | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 23.1 % | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 22.9 % | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 22.4 % | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 70 | Namibia | 22.3 % | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 21.9 % | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 72 | China, mainland | 21.7 % | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 73 | China | 21.29 % | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 20.5 % | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 75 | Western Sahara | 18.6 % | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 76 | Botswana | 18 % | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 76 | Serbia | 18 % | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 17.5 % | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7 % | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 80 | Belize | 16.1 % | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 16 % | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 81 | Paraguay | 16 % | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 83 | Cuba | 15.5 % | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4 % | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 85 | Eswatini | 14.5 % | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 86 | Colombia | 14.2 % | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 87 | Ukraine | 14.1 % | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 13.9 % | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 13.9 % | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 90 | Tunisia | 12.5 % | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 91 | Guyana | 12.2 % | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.1 % | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 11.5 % | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 11.4 % | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 11.3 % | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 95 | Maldives | 11.3 % | 2025 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 97 | Romania | 10.9 % | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 10.7 % | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 99 | Libya | 10 % | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 100 | Belarus | 9.5 % | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 100 | Algeria | 9.5 % | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 102 | Malaysia | 9.2 % | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.1 % | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 8.5 % | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 8.2 % | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 106 | Uruguay | 8.1 % | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 107 | Brazil | 7.6 % | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 7.5 % | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 109 | Argentina | 7 % | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 7 % | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 7 % | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 112 | Latvia | 6.7 % | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 113 | Palestine, State of | 6.3 % | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 114 | Poland | 6.2 % | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 115 | Chile | 6.1 % | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 5.9 % | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 117 | New Zealand | 5.4 % | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 117 | South Africa | 5.4 % | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 5.1 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Russian Federation | 5.1 % | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 4.7 % | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 121 | Lithuania | 4.7 % | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 4.7 % | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5 % | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 124 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.5 % | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 4.3 % | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 127 | Montenegro | 4.2 % | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 128 | Hungary | 4.1 % | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 129 | Ireland | 3.9 % | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 130 | Slovenia | 3.7 % | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 131 | Iceland | 3.6 % | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 132 | Finland | 3.5 % | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 132 | Lebanon | 3.5 % | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 134 | Spain | 3.4 % | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 135 | Italy | 3.3 % | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 136 | Jordan | 3.1 % | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 137 | Estonia | 3 % | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Austria | 2.8 % | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 138 | Japan | 2.8 % | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 138 | Portugal | 2.8 % | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 141 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.72 % | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 142 | Czechia | 2.7 % | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 143 | Norway | 2.5 % | 2025 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5 % | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 145 | France | 2.3 % | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 146 | Australia | 2.2 % | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 146 | Switzerland | 2.2 % | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 2.2 % | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 146 | Slovakia | 2.2 % | 2025 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Kuwait | 1.9 % | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 1.9 % | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 1.8 % | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | 1.8 % | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 154 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.7 % | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 1.6 % | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 155 | Guam | 1.6 % | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 155 | Qatar | 1.6 % | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.6 % | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4 % | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | 1.2 % | 2025 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 160 | Djibouti | 1.2 % | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.2 % | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 163 | Canada | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 163 | Germany | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 166 | Belgium | 1 % | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 167 | Malta | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 170 | Bahrain | 0.8 % | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.8 % | 2025 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Israel | 0.8 % | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 173 | China, Macao SAR | 0.4 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.2 % | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.1 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 60.7 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 54.35 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 51.56 %
- Middle Africa 55.25 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 49.45 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 54.19 %
- Africa 45.73 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 45.56 %
- Southern Asia 40.11 %
- Western Africa 39.76 %
- Asia 28.08 %
- South-Eastern Asia 26.63 %
- World 25.78 %
- Central Asia 21.26 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20.67 %
- Northern Africa 20.21 %
- Eastern Asia 19.97 %
- Caribbean 18.85 %
- Central America 14.51 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 12.72 %
- South America 11.46 %
- Western Asia 11.46 %
- Chagai 2.1 %
- Oceania 10.03 %
- Americas 8.42 %
- Southern Africa 7.73 %
- Eastern Europe 7.18 %
- Southern Europe 5.39 %
- Europe 4.48 %
- European Union (27) 3.23 %
- Western Europe 1.65 %
- Northern Europe 1.59 %
- United States of America 1.5 %
- Northern America 1.48 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.