Data for 2019

Employment in Agriculture, 2019

2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2019 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.038; Singapore is lowest, at 0.113. The middle country reads 15.625. Against 2018, 187 values changed (44 up, 143 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2019

HighestBurundi

85.038

LowestSingapore

0.113

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
2019the 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	85.038
2	NigerNERWestern Africa	74.453
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	71.771
4	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	70.880
5	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	70.204
6	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	69.359
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	64.685
8	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	64.381
9	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	63.885
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	63.621
11	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	62.398
12	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	62.214
13	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	61.810
14	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	61.360
15	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	59.358
16	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	57.366
17	MaliMLIWestern Africa	57.353
18	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	57.297
19	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	55.836
20	EritreaERIEastern Africa	55.567
21	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	53.423
22	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	52.919
23	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	51.570
24	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	51.126
25	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	49.757
26	KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.734
27	GuineaGINWestern Africa	48.267
28	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.270
29	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	45.945
30	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	45.439
31	HaitiHTICaribbean	45.166
32	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	45.025
33	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	43.877
34	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	43.045
35	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	42.918
36	TogoTGOWestern Africa	42.599
37	BeninBENWestern Africa	41.987
38	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	41.330
39	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	41.142
40	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	40.840
41	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	40.702
42	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	40.652
43	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	39.868
44	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	39.797
45	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	38.989
46	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	38.309
47	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.221
48	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	37.914
49	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	37.658
50	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	36.235
51	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	36.207
52	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	35.950
53	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	34.563
54	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	34.535
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	34.010
56	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	33.443
57	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	32.299
58	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	31.622
59	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	31.491
60	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	31.085
61	EcuadorECUSouth America	30.861
62	NicaraguaNICCentral America	30.647
63	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	30.586
64	YemenYEMWestern Asia	30.372
65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	30.000
66	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	29.834
67	TongaTONPolynesia	29.589
68	SamoaWSMPolynesia	29.192
69	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	28.463
70	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	28.434
71	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	26.886
72	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	26.177
73	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	25.327
74	BoliviaBOLSouth America	25.199
75	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	24.722
76	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	23.773
77	PeruPERSouth America	23.702
78	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	23.623
79	SenegalSENWestern Africa	22.990
80	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	22.855
81	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	22.605
82	HondurasHNDCentral America	22.522
83	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	21.158
84	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	20.896
85	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	19.040
86	ParaguayPRYSouth America	18.722
87	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	18.280
88	CubaCUBCaribbean	17.020
89	BelizeBLZCentral America	16.860
90	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	16.357
91	IranIRNSouthern Asia	16.333
92	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	16.294
93	PanamaPANCentral America	16.058
94	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.625
95	Costa RicaCRICentral America	15.308
96	GuyanaGUYSouth America	15.298
97	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	15.231
98	ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.183
99	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	14.889
100	UkraineUKREastern Europe	13.908
101	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	13.762
102	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	13.705
103	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13.422
104	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	13.252
105	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	12.910
106	MexicoMEXCentral America	12.891
107	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	12.781
108	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	12.042
109	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	11.151
110	BelarusBLREastern Europe	11.057
111	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	10.690
112	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	10.605
113	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	10.402
114	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	10.224
115	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	10.005
116	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	9.973
117	VenezuelaVENSouth America	9.180
118	PolandPOLEastern Europe	9.154
119	UruguayURYSouth America	8.938
120	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	8.883
121	BrazilBRASouth America	8.877
122	IraqIRQWestern Asia	8.530
123	ArgentinaARGSouth America	7.613
124	SurinameSURSouth America	7.433
125	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	7.150
126	ChileCHLSouth America	7.031
127	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	6.812
128	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.788
129	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	6.436
130	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	6.153
131	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	6.104
132	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	5.893
133	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5.825
134	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5.263
135	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.245
136	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5.143
137	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.792
138	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.732
139	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4.429
140	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	4.324
141	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	4.300
142	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4.114
143	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	4.036
144	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3.878
145	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3.672
146	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3.656
147	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	3.563
148	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	3.511
149	JapanJPNEastern Asia	3.375
150	JordanJORWestern Asia	3.356
151	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	3.340
152	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3.097
153	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.877
154	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.828
155	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.664
156	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.586
157	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.558
158	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.538
159	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.515
160	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.411
161	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	2.400
162	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	2.252
163	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.223
164	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.077
165	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.039
166	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.010
167	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.954
168	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1.903
169	GuamGUMMicronesia	1.824
170	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	1.808
171	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.788
172	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.689
173	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.538
174	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.534
175	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.293
176	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1.258
177	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.187
178	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.085
179	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.081
180	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.017
181	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.963
182	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.921
183	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.911
184	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.750
185	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.206
187	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.113

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.038
2Niger74.453
3Mozambique71.771
4Madagascar70.880
5Chad70.204

Lowest

187Singapore0.113
186Hong Kong0.206
185Macau0.400
184Luxembourg0.750
183Bahamas0.911

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.625. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
44 · 143rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Togo38.408 → 42.599+4.191
Bosnia and Herzegovina16.735 → 19.040+2.306
Maldives11.800 → 13.252+1.452
Ecuador29.961 → 30.861+0.900
Brunei1.061 → 1.954+0.893

Fell most

Mali63.003 → 57.353−5.650
Uganda66.760 → 61.360−5.400
Senegal27.251 → 22.990−4.262
Kyrgyzstan19.997 → 16.357−3.640
Bolivia28.757 → 25.199−3.558

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.

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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 2019.
The position is ours
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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) (2019). Employment in Agriculture, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2019

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