Informal employment in agriculture by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
99.77
Mali
Lowest
1.92
Spain
Median
77.17
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,004
What the numbers show
Informal employment in agriculture is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 99.77 in Mali; the lowest is 1.92 in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.17, and the mean is 58.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 41.6%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 75.9%).
Informal employment in agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 99.77 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 99.75 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 99.72 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Rwanda | 99.57 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 99.56 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.54 | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Botswana | 99.17 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 99.12 | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 99.03 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | India | 98.88 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 98.68 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 98.56 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 98.53 | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Zambia | 97.96 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Egypt | 97.85 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 97.61 | 2017 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 17 | Jamaica | 97.14 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 96.15 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Guatemala | 94.08 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 20 | Indonesia | 93.96 | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Jordan | 93.64 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Mongolia | 93.01 | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 92.86 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 92.44 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 91.68 | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 91.44 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 91.4 | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 90.99 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 90.96 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 90.71 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 89.67 | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 89.03 | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 87.08 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Grenada | 86.08 | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 35 | Namibia | 85.89 | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Türkiye | 84.52 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 37 | Myanmar | 82.74 | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 81.53 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80.48 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 73.86 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.05 | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 69.12 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 67.8 | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 58.73 | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 57.71 | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 46 | Argentina | 54.16 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 50.16 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 47.06 | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 44.2 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 50 | Chile | 43.93 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | South Africa | 35.44 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 29.57 | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 53 | Belgium | 15.4 | 2021 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 13.41 | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 11.55 | 2019 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 11.42 | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.58 | 2018 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 8.28 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 59 | Netherlands | 8.1 | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 7.78 | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 61 | Ireland | 7.54 | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 7.46 | 2021 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 63 | Italy | 7.25 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 6.77 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 65 | Latvia | 5.63 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 66 | Switzerland | 5.51 | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 5.47 | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 5.15 | 2018 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 4.83 | 2020 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 4.77 | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 71 | Slovenia | 4.35 | 2023 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 4.33 | 2021 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 4.21 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 74 | Cyprus | 3.85 | 2017 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 75 | Iceland | 3.35 | 2012 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 3.06 | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 77 | Estonia | 3.01 | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 1.92 | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |