ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — 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...
What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 47.78 % in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.09 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.69 %, and the mean is 5.49 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 531.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 270.7%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 94.0%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 47.78 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.96 % | 2019 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.78 % | 2024 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 27.41 % | 2020 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 8.44 % | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 2.9 % | 2019 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 3 | Ecuador | 22.38 % | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 7.17 % | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 20.54 % | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.18 % | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | Guatemala | 19.88 % | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.74 % | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 17.17 % | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.2 % | 2020 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 16.69 % | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 2.74 % | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 15.43 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | El Salvador | 15.29 % | 2007 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 13.6 % | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 11 | Belize | 12.67 % | 2020 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 12 | Morocco | 12.42 % | 2012 | up 270.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Cuba | 12.25 % | 2010 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 14 | Egypt | 12.18 % | 2024 | up 27.5% | flat |
| 15 | Namibia | 12 % | 2018 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 16 | Senegal | 11.11 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 11.02 % | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 17 | Philippines | 11.02 % | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 10.05 % | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 9.57 % | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 8.38 % | 2020 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 8.35 % | 2025 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 23 | Botswana | 8.23 % | 2006 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 8 % | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 7.79 % | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 26 | Tunisia | 7.44 % | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 7.37 % | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 6.92 % | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 6.29 % | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 6.08 % | 2024 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 5.48 % | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 5.44 % | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.8 % | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 34 | Grenada | 4.65 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 35 | Angola | 4.25 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 4.19 % | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 3.96 % | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 38 | New Zealand | 3.95 % | 2019 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 3.89 % | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 40 | Georgia | 3.4 % | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 3.32 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 42 | Mauritius | 3.18 % | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 43 | Hungary | 3.08 % | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 2.93 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 2.82 % | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 2.76 % | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 2.64 % | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 2.58 % | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 2.57 % | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 49 | Estonia | 2.57 % | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechia | 2.56 % | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 2.49 % | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 2.48 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.44 % | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.4 % | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 2.29 % | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 57 | India | 2.16 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 2.08 % | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 2.04 % | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 2.03 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 1.93 % | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 1.91 % | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 63 | Jamaica | 1.83 % | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 64 | Bhutan | 1.82 % | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Armenia | 1.81 % | 2017 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 66 | Portugal | 1.64 % | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 67 | Greece | 1.55 % | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 68 | Norway | 1.52 % | 2024 | up 56.7% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1.49 % | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 1.32 % | 2020 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 71 | Cyprus | 1.27 % | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 % | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia | 1.2 % | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 73 | France | 1.2 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 75 | Finland | 1.05 % | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 75 | Ireland | 1.05 % | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 75 | Japan | 1.05 % | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 75 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.05 % | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 1.02 % | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 80 | Poland | 0.97 % | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 81 | Barbados | 0.92 % | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 81 | Switzerland | 0.92 % | 2024 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 83 | Slovenia | 0.88 % | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0.82 % | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Seychelles | 0.79 % | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 86 | Austria | 0.76 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 87 | Sweden | 0.75 % | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 88 | Germany | 0.72 % | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 89 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.71 % | 2007 | — | flat |
| 90 | Argentina | 0.63 % | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 0.63 % | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 92 | Cayman Islands | 0.61 % | 2015 | — | rising |
| 93 | Israel | 0.6 % | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.48 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 95 | Republic of Korea | 0.45 % | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.43 % | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 0.37 % | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 98 | Belgium | 0.32 % | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 0.31 % | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 100 | China, Macao SAR | 0.19 % | 2012 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 0.09 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.16 %
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.