ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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 - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 65.6 % in Haiti; the lowest is 0.3 % in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 21 %, and the mean is 24.55 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 219.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 57.8%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands Antilles (former) (down 72.7%).
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 65.6 % | 1990 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47.4 % | 1988 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 62.8 % | 1998 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 45.7 % | 1998 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 58 % | 2006 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.4 % | 1999 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 43.5 % | 2000 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 42.3 % | 1999 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 39.9 % | 2005 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 38.5 % | 1999 | — | falling |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.6 % | 1984 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 28.3 % | 2015 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 11 | Guadeloupe | 27.1 % | 1980 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.2 % | 2006 | — | falling |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 25.8 % | 1999 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 21 % | 1994 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 19.7 % | 1979 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 16.1 % | 1991 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 15.3 % | 1996 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 10.7 % | 1995 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 19 | Montserrat | 9.6 % | 1987 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 20 | Suriname | 9.2 % | 1986 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 21 | Oman | 6.2 % | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.7 % | 1987 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 4.2 % | 1990 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 24 | Jersey | 2.9 % | 2008 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.8 % | 2008 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 2.7 % | 1990 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.2 % | 1992 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | San Marino | 0.3 % | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.3 % | 1987 | down 72.7% | falling |
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.