Data for 1993

Employment in Agriculture, 1993

1993, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 1993 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 91.36; Singapore is lowest, at 0.24. The middle country reads 26.82. Against 1992, 187 values changed (52 up, 135 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 1993

HighestBurundi

91.36

LowestSingapore

0.24

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

187countries
1measure
1993the year it describes
187distinct values15 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 1993, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment in Agriculture, 1993: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	91.36
2	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	89.87
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	84.17
4	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	83.35
5	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	81.89
6	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	80.03
7	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	78.58
8	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	77.35
9	NigerNERWestern Africa	75.32
10	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	75.26
11	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	75.07
12	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	73.91
13	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	73.26
14	GuineaGINWestern Africa	72.51
15	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	72.07
16	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	70.30
17	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	70.26
18	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	69.40
19	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	68.90
20	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	68.80
21	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	66.71
22	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	66.17
23	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	65.70
24	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	65.37
25	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	65.34
26	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	65.32
27	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	62.66
28	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	62.62
29	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	62.07
30	KenyaKENEastern Africa	61.49
31	MaliMLIWestern Africa	60.05
32	YemenYEMWestern Asia	59.57
33	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	58.41
34	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	58.39
35	EritreaERIEastern Africa	58.25
36	TogoTGOWestern Africa	58.05
37	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	57.19
38	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	56.40
39	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	55.89
40	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	54.44
41	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	54.04
42	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	53.66
43	HaitiHTICaribbean	53.60
44	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	52.34
45	SenegalSENWestern Africa	50.94
46	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.49
47	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	50.24
48	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	49.80
49	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.75
50	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	49.19
51	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	48.77
52	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	48.22
53	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	47.15
54	BeninBENWestern Africa	46.38
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	46.08
56	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	45.31
57	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	44.82
58	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	44.60
59	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	44.22
60	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.47
61	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	43.17
62	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	40.98
63	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	40.93
64	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	40.87
65	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.52
66	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	39.33
67	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	39.08
68	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	38.91
69	SamoaWSMPolynesia	38.88
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38.41
71	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.16
72	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.72
73	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.24
74	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	36.21
75	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	36.17
76	BoliviaBOLSouth America	35.84
77	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.81
78	FijiFJIMelanesia	35.32
79	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	33.77
80	TongaTONPolynesia	33.33
81	NicaraguaNICCentral America	33.30
82	PeruPERSouth America	33.22
83	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	32.30
84	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	31.09
85	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	31.03
86	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.75
87	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	30.29
88	EcuadorECUSouth America	28.88
89	ParaguayPRYSouth America	28.60
90	BelizeBLZCentral America	28.18
91	HondurasHNDCentral America	28.02
92	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	27.78
93	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	26.98
94	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	26.82
95	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	25.99
96	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	25.92
97	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	25.91
98	MexicoMEXCentral America	25.90
99	PolandPOLEastern Europe	25.46
100	PanamaPANCentral America	25.19
101	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	24.31
102	CubaCUBCaribbean	23.79
103	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	23.11
104	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	23.06
105	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	22.94
106	BelarusBLREastern Europe	22.76
107	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	22.70
108	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	22.57
109	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	22.33
110	IranIRNSouthern Asia	21.75
111	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	21.72
112	ColombiaCOLSouth America	19.58
113	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	19.25
114	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	19.18
115	Costa RicaCRICentral America	18.77
116	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	18.58
117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	17.75
118	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	17.47
119	IraqIRQWestern Asia	17.46
120	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	16.78
121	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16.44
122	BrazilBRASouth America	16.22
123	UkraineUKREastern Europe	15.79
124	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	15.27
125	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	15.09
126	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	14.81
127	ChileCHLSouth America	14.49
128	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.30
129	ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.35
130	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	13.10
131	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	12.82
132	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	12.11
133	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	11.86
134	VenezuelaVENSouth America	11.60
135	UruguayURYSouth America	10.87
136	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	10.58
137	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	10.57
138	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	10.44
139	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	9.99
140	SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.78
141	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	9.50
142	OmanOMNWestern Asia	9.39
143	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	9.19
144	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	8.91
145	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	8.82
146	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	7.57
147	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	7.49
148	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	7.24
149	ItalyITASouthern Europe	7.08
150	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	6.87
151	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.51
152	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6.39
153	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	6.30
154	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	6.05
155	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	5.98
156	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	5.70
157	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	5.51
158	BahamasBHSCaribbean	5.46
159	FranceFRAWestern Europe	5.16
160	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	5.14
161	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.82
162	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.81
163	SurinameSURSouth America	4.63
164	JordanJORWestern Asia	4.55
165	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	4.33
166	QatarQATWestern Asia	4.18
167	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4.07
168	GuamGUMMicronesia	3.95
169	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3.75
170	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	3.67
171	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3.49
172	CanadaCANNorthern America	3.48
173	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3.44
174	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	3.20
175	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.75
176	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.64
177	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.63
178	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	2.53
179	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.52
180	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.45
181	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.28
182	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.27
183	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	2.18
184	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2.01
185	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.75
186	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.40
187	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.24

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi91.36
2Laos89.87
3Mozambique84.17
4Chad83.35
5Burkina Faso81.89

Lowest

187Singapore0.24
186Macau0.40
185Hong Kong0.75
184Djibouti2.01
183Bahrain2.18

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.82. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
52 · 135rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Liberia55.00 → 58.39+3.38
Moldova36.17 → 39.33+3.16
DR Congo60.65 → 62.62+1.98
Ecuador27.20 → 28.88+1.68
Togo56.53 → 58.05+1.51

Fell most

Thailand56.61 → 52.34−4.28
Sri Lanka40.48 → 36.21−4.27
El Salvador34.77 → 31.03−3.74
Egypt39.16 → 36.17−2.99
Jamaica28.66 → 25.91−2.75

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1993.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1993). Employment in Agriculture, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/1993

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