ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar
Myanmar: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 40 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar is 40 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Myanmar ranks 12th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 % | — |
| 2017 | 46.7 % | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 43.9 % | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 44.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 40 % | -9.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 40 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.45 %, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 40 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.35 %, 2.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.17 % | 43.9 % | 50 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Myanmar was 40 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 % in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Myanmar ranks 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.