Data for 2004

Employment in Agriculture, 2004

2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2004 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 90.84; Singapore is lowest, at 0.16. The middle country reads 21.16. Against 2003, 187 values changed (45 up, 142 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2004

HighestBurundi

90.84

LowestSingapore

0.16

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
2004the 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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	90.84
2	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	84.26
3	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	81.91
4	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	79.91
5	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	78.89
6	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	77.95
7	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	77.07
8	NigerNERWestern Africa	76.10
9	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	74.52
10	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	71.90
11	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	71.07
12	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	70.92
13	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	68.46
14	GuineaGINWestern Africa	68.01
15	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	67.27
16	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	66.30
17	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	65.98
18	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	64.30
19	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	64.08
20	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	62.75
21	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	62.02
22	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	61.98
23	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	61.71
24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	61.45
25	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	60.45
26	MaliMLIWestern Africa	59.31
27	KenyaKENEastern Africa	58.75
28	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	58.08
29	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	56.81
30	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	56.35
31	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	56.00
32	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.69
33	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	55.64
34	EritreaERIEastern Africa	55.00
35	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	54.70
36	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	54.65
37	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	54.53
38	TogoTGOWestern Africa	53.52
39	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	53.18
40	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	53.17
41	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	51.44
42	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	50.96
43	HaitiHTICaribbean	50.28
44	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	49.82
45	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	49.48
46	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	48.26
47	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	46.90
48	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	46.23
49	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	45.54
50	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	45.06
51	BeninBENWestern Africa	44.26
52	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	44.00
53	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	43.77
54	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.42
55	SenegalSENWestern Africa	43.36
56	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	42.45
57	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	41.98
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	40.86
59	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	40.62
60	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	39.95
61	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	39.54
62	GabonGABMiddle Africa	38.87
63	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	37.05
64	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.63
65	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.32
66	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	36.02
67	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	35.13
68	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	34.99
69	NicaraguaNICCentral America	34.46
70	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	34.29
71	SamoaWSMPolynesia	33.98
72	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	33.76
73	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	33.50
74	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.41
75	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.77
76	ParaguayPRYSouth America	32.75
77	BoliviaBOLSouth America	32.73
78	EcuadorECUSouth America	32.04
79	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	31.00
80	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	30.89
81	PeruPERSouth America	29.95
82	TongaTONPolynesia	29.90
83	FijiFJIMelanesia	28.65
84	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	28.14
85	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	28.02
86	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	27.76
87	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	27.06
88	HondurasHNDCentral America	25.77
89	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	24.67
90	GuyanaGUYSouth America	24.17
91	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	22.63
92	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	21.74
93	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	21.34
94	CubaCUBCaribbean	21.16
95	BelizeBLZCentral America	20.77
96	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	19.85
97	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	19.79
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	19.20
99	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	19.12
100	ColombiaCOLSouth America	18.98
101	PolandPOLEastern Europe	18.81
102	IranIRNSouthern Asia	18.72
103	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	18.02
104	PanamaPANCentral America	17.78
105	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	17.74
106	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	17.24
107	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	17.15
108	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	16.97
109	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	16.36
110	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.28
111	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.23
112	BelarusBLREastern Europe	15.93
113	Costa RicaCRICentral America	15.77
114	MexicoMEXCentral America	15.57
115	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	15.24
116	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.23
117	BrazilBRASouth America	14.83
118	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.75
119	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	14.56
120	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	13.30
121	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	13.22
122	UruguayURYSouth America	12.88
123	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	12.83
124	IraqIRQWestern Asia	12.78
125	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	11.44
126	ChileCHLSouth America	11.39
127	VenezuelaVENSouth America	10.82
128	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	10.75
129	ArgentinaARGSouth America	10.74
130	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	9.80
131	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	9.77
132	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	9.00
133	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	8.89
134	SurinameSURSouth America	8.44
135	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	7.90
136	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	7.80
137	OmanOMNWestern Asia	7.67
138	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	7.57
139	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	6.71
140	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	6.43
141	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6.37
142	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	6.32
143	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	6.25
144	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.92
145	SpainESPSouthern Europe	5.48
146	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	5.09
147	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	5.06
148	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	5.01
149	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4.95
150	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.94
151	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.88
152	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	4.83
153	BahamasBHSCaribbean	4.43
154	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.26
155	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	4.17
156	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4.14
157	JordanJORWestern Asia	4.11
158	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	4.03
159	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	3.89
160	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.88
161	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	3.75
162	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.67
163	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3.58
164	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	3.44
165	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3.31
166	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3.27
167	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	3.19
168	GuamGUMMicronesia	2.76
169	QatarQATWestern Asia	2.75
170	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	2.62
171	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.60
172	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.49
173	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.36
174	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2.35
175	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.22
176	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.21
177	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.02
178	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1.99
179	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.96
180	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.87
181	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.73
182	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.65
183	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.42
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.41
185	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.40
186	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.30
187	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.16

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi90.84
2Laos84.26
3Madagascar81.91
4Mozambique79.91
5Chad78.89

Lowest

187Singapore0.16
186Hong Kong0.30
185Macau0.40
184Bahrain1.41
183United Kingdom1.42

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
45 · 142rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe58.87 → 61.45+2.58
Botswana15.87 → 18.02+2.14
Egypt30.79 → 32.77+1.98
Morocco43.68 → 45.54+1.86
Saint Lucia13.47 → 15.24+1.77

Fell most

Türkiye32.50 → 27.76−4.74
Yemen41.04 → 36.32−4.73
Romania26.31 → 21.74−4.57
Kyrgyzstan32.22 → 28.14−4.09
North Macedonia21.12 → 17.24−3.88

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 2004.
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) (2004). Employment in Agriculture, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2004

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