ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia
Malaysia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 4.57 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia, 2001–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.57 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia peaked at 4.57 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.16 %, in 2011.
That places Malaysia 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.12 % | — |
| 2002 | 4.03 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.89 % | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.78 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.89 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.69 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.88 % | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.66 % | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.95 % | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.12 % | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.16 % | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 2.31 % | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.79 % | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 3.68 % | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 4.06 % | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 3.9 % | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.56 % | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 2.85 % | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 2.57 % | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.57 % | +77.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.57 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.56 %, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.57 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.23 %, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.8% | 2.57 % | 4.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.88 % | 3.66 % | 4.12 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2 % | 2.16 % | 4.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 % | 4.57 % | 4.57 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 17 Namibia 5.76 % compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 5.39 % compare
- 19 Egypt 5.03 % compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 4.41 % compare
- 22 Thailand 4.34 % compare
- 23 South Africa 4.21 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Malaysia was 4.57 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 % in 2011.
- How does Malaysia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.