Data for 2008

Employment in Agriculture, 2008

2008, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2008 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 89.21; Singapore is lowest, at 0.14. The middle country reads 18.90. Against 2007, 187 values changed (30 up, 157 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2008

HighestBurundi

89.21

LowestSingapore

0.14

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
2008the 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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	89.21
2	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	80.83
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	77.66
4	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	76.97
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	76.39
6	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	75.99
7	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	75.76
8	NigerNERWestern Africa	75.44
9	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	70.04
10	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	68.55
11	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	66.63
12	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	66.51
13	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	66.28
14	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	66.15
15	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	66.00
16	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	65.59
17	MaliMLIWestern Africa	65.37
18	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	64.39
19	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	63.73
20	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	63.59
21	GuineaGINWestern Africa	62.60
22	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	61.14
23	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	58.25
24	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.07
25	EritreaERIEastern Africa	57.87
26	KenyaKENEastern Africa	56.59
27	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	55.92
28	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	55.01
29	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	54.02
30	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	53.73
31	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	53.71
32	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	52.99
33	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	52.88
34	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	52.76
35	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	52.62
36	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	52.42
37	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	49.75
38	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	49.05
39	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	48.99
40	HaitiHTICaribbean	48.96
41	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	48.51
42	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	47.89
43	TogoTGOWestern Africa	47.69
44	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	47.41
45	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	46.96
46	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	44.95
47	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	44.63
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	44.05
49	BeninBENWestern Africa	43.50
50	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	43.41
51	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	41.50
52	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	40.70
53	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	40.50
54	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	39.88
55	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	39.60
56	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	39.59
57	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	39.42
58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	39.17
59	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.99
60	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	38.63
61	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	38.24
62	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	38.01
63	GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.76
64	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	33.22
65	SamoaWSMPolynesia	32.92
66	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	32.64
67	FijiFJIMelanesia	32.57
68	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	32.50
69	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	32.39
70	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	32.37
71	NicaraguaNICCentral America	32.25
72	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	31.86
73	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	31.35
74	YemenYEMWestern Asia	31.31
75	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	31.00
76	TongaTONPolynesia	30.89
77	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.78
78	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.16
79	EcuadorECUSouth America	29.89
80	BoliviaBOLSouth America	28.96
81	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	28.93
82	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	27.83
83	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	26.62
84	PeruPERSouth America	26.48
85	HondurasHNDCentral America	25.99
86	ParaguayPRYSouth America	25.30
87	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	23.82
88	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	22.44
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21.77
90	GuyanaGUYSouth America	21.56
91	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	19.93
92	PanamaPANCentral America	19.81
93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	19.31
94	BelizeBLZCentral America	18.90
95	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	18.76
96	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	18.68
97	CubaCUBCaribbean	18.57
98	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	18.48
99	IranIRNSouthern Asia	18.25
100	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.10
101	ColombiaCOLSouth America	17.20
102	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.01
103	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	15.34
104	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	14.93
105	PolandPOLEastern Europe	14.67
106	UkraineUKREastern Europe	14.65
107	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.59
108	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	14.58
109	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	14.45
110	MexicoMEXCentral America	14.23
111	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	13.96
112	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.37
113	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	13.36
114	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13.18
115	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	12.82
116	BelarusBLREastern Europe	12.61
117	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	12.59
118	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	11.89
119	BrazilBRASouth America	11.67
120	IraqIRQWestern Asia	11.60
121	UruguayURYSouth America	11.52
122	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	11.38
123	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	10.62
124	ChileCHLSouth America	9.73
125	ArgentinaARGSouth America	9.17
126	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	8.66
127	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8.64
128	OmanOMNWestern Asia	8.62
129	VenezuelaVENSouth America	8.52
130	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	8.36
131	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	8.06
132	SurinameSURSouth America	8.01
133	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	7.96
134	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.63
135	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	7.45
136	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	6.99
137	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6.72
138	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	6.19
139	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.51
140	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5.45
141	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	5.37
142	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.31
143	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5.29
144	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4.95
145	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	4.60
146	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.58
147	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	4.39
148	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.31
149	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.28
150	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	4.23
151	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.07
152	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3.91
153	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	3.90
154	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3.70
155	JordanJORWestern Asia	3.66
156	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	3.60
157	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	3.39
158	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	3.18
159	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.17
160	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.12
161	BahamasBHSCaribbean	2.94
162	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	2.93
163	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2.85
164	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.76
165	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.72
166	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.71
167	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.65
168	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.51
169	GuamGUMMicronesia	2.47
170	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	2.30
171	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.12
172	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.91
173	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1.82
174	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.79
175	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.72
176	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.67
177	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.66
178	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.62
179	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.61
180	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.57
181	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.55
182	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.44
183	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.39
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.18
185	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.40
186	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.27
187	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.14

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi89.21
2Laos80.83
3Mozambique77.66
4Chad76.97
5Zambia76.39

Lowest

187Singapore0.14
186Hong Kong0.27
185Macau0.40
184Bahrain1.18
183Israel1.39

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 18.90. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
30 · 157rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Panama16.43 → 19.81+3.38
Angola37.29 → 39.42+2.14
Mali63.41 → 65.37+1.96
Zimbabwe64.23 → 66.15+1.92
Eritrea56.37 → 57.87+1.49

Fell most

Bolivia33.74 → 28.96−4.78
Syria19.14 → 14.45−4.69
Paraguay28.67 → 25.30−3.37
Lithuania11.33 → 8.06−3.26
Ghana58.08 → 55.01−3.07

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 2008.
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.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2008). Employment in Agriculture, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2008

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