ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malaysia
Malaysia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 13 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malaysia, 1980–2022
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 Malaysia is 13 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Malaysia peaked at 33.9 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13 %, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.9 % | — |
| 1981 | 32.9 % | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 28.1 % | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 28.4 % | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 28.2 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 28.6 % | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 29.7 % | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 30.9 % | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 30.7 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.9 % | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 26.4 % | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 22.7 % | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 22.2 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 21.6 % | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 20.6 % | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 18.9 % | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 20.7 % | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 20.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 21 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.8 % | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.1 % | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 17.1 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3 % | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2 % | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 13.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13 % | -3.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7 %, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 13 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4 %, 49% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.03 % | 28.1 % | 33.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.75 % | 18.9 % | 26.4 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.4 % | 16.1 % | 21 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.1 % | 13.3 % | 15.3 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.23 % | 13 % | 13.4 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 45 Kazakhstan 14 % compare
- 46 Belarus 13.3 % compare
- 47 Romania 13.2 % compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.9 % compare
- 50 Greece 12.1 % compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 11.9 % 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 employment in agriculture in in Malaysia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Malaysia was 13 % in 2022, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 % in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — 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.