Data for 2022

Employment in Agriculture, 2022

2022, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2022 covers 186 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.682; Singapore is lowest, at 0.091. The middle country reads 14.914. Against 2021, 186 values changed (38 up, 148 down), 1 left.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2022

HighestBurundi

85.682

LowestSingapore

0.091

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.

186countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
186distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	85.682
2	NigerNERWestern Africa	73.867
3	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	73.479
4	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	72.198
5	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	70.066
6	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	69.566
7	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	66.351
8	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	66.028
9	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	65.582
10	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.416
11	MaliMLIWestern Africa	64.211
12	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	64.074
13	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	62.965
14	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	62.664
15	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	60.383
16	EritreaERIEastern Africa	56.818
17	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	56.063
18	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	55.381
19	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	55.271
20	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	55.195
21	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	54.971
22	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	53.324
23	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	53.111
24	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	52.485
25	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	51.536
26	GuineaGINWestern Africa	49.665
27	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	48.272
28	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	47.982
29	KenyaKENEastern Africa	47.827
30	HaitiHTICaribbean	46.855
31	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	46.609
32	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	45.928
33	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	45.819
34	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	44.762
35	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	43.956
36	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	43.669
37	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	43.330
38	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	43.326
39	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	43.322
40	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	42.861
41	BeninBENWestern Africa	42.671
42	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	39.775
43	TogoTGOWestern Africa	39.668
44	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	38.661
45	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.618
46	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	37.311
47	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	36.945
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	36.731
49	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	36.320
50	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.191
51	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	35.769
52	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	35.252
53	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	34.932
54	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	34.459
55	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	33.754
56	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	33.462
57	YemenYEMWestern Asia	32.105
58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	31.813
59	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	31.677
60	EcuadorECUSouth America	31.525
61	NicaraguaNICCentral America	31.476
62	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	30.884
63	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	30.423
64	SamoaWSMPolynesia	30.317
65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	29.438
66	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	29.404
67	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	29.304
68	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	29.285
69	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	29.244
70	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	28.828
71	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	27.142
72	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	26.561
73	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	26.493
74	TongaTONPolynesia	25.910
75	PeruPERSouth America	25.669
76	BoliviaBOLSouth America	24.808
77	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	24.321
78	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	24.080
79	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	23.232
80	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	22.836
81	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	22.820
82	HondurasHNDCentral America	21.464
83	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	18.934
84	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	18.729
85	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	18.022
86	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	17.638
87	ParaguayPRYSouth America	17.413
88	BelizeBLZCentral America	17.080
89	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	17.066
90	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	17.012
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	16.336
92	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	15.668
93	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	14.974
94	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.854
95	ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.639
96	IranIRNSouthern Asia	14.548
97	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.512
98	PanamaPANCentral America	14.337
99	GuyanaGUYSouth America	13.982
100	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13.406
101	MexicoMEXCentral America	12.650
102	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	12.601
103	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	12.390
104	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	12.360
105	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	12.273
106	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	11.252
107	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	11.156
108	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	11.032
109	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	10.621
110	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	10.280
111	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	10.170
112	BelarusBLREastern Europe	10.108
113	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	10.011
114	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	9.953
115	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	9.518
116	VenezuelaVENSouth America	9.405
117	PolandPOLEastern Europe	8.931
118	BrazilBRASouth America	8.731
119	UruguayURYSouth America	8.686
120	IraqIRQWestern Asia	8.478
121	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.774
122	ArgentinaARGSouth America	7.565
123	SurinameSURSouth America	7.307
124	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.551
125	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	6.343
126	ChileCHLSouth America	6.328
127	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	6.229
128	OmanOMNWestern Asia	6.221
129	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	6.012
130	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	5.815
131	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	5.804
132	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.543
133	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5.467
134	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	5.456
135	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5.432
136	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	4.501
137	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.348
138	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	4.309
139	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	4.270
140	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	4.093
141	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4.015
142	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3.903
143	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3.862
144	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3.788
145	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	3.570
146	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3.539
147	JordanJORWestern Asia	3.302
148	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3.098
149	JapanJPNEastern Asia	3.095
150	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.884
151	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.852
152	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.676
153	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.604
154	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.593
155	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.540
156	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.373
157	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.318
158	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.218
159	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	2.214
160	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.197
161	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	2.144
162	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.117
163	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.967
164	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.879
165	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.845
166	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1.841
167	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.740
168	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	1.722
169	GuamGUMMicronesia	1.717
170	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.621
171	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.563
172	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.517
173	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.307
174	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1.283
175	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.272
176	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.243
177	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.071
178	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.059
179	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.910
180	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.862
181	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.827
182	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.780
183	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.756
184	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.400
185	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.195
186	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.091

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.682
2Niger73.867
3Mozambique73.479
4Chad72.198
5Madagascar70.066

Lowest

186Singapore0.091
185Hong Kong0.195
184Macau0.400
183United Kingdom0.756
182Israel0.780

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 14.914. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
186values changed, of 186 in both
38 · 148rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste37.844 → 48.272+10.428
Vietnam29.028 → 33.462+4.434
Senegal29.398 → 31.813+2.415
Afghanistan50.232 → 51.536+1.305
China22.869 → 24.080+1.211

Fell most

Bhutan49.859 → 43.956−5.903
Angola56.708 → 52.485−4.223
Kenya51.235 → 47.827−3.408
Bolivia27.647 → 24.808−2.839
Georgia39.747 → 36.945−2.802

− Ukraine

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 2022.
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 186 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2022). Employment in Agriculture, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2022

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