Share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of employment in agriculture was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar is 45.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar peaked at 70.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.3% | — |
| 1992 | 69.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 62.0% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 27 East Timor 46.0% compare
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 45.4% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 44.5% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 44.3% compare
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 share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Myanmar was 45.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.