Data for 1991

Employment in Agriculture, 1991

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 1991
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1991, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 1991 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 91.188; Singapore is lowest, at 0.284. The middle country reads 28.294.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 1991

HighestBurundi

91.188

LowestSingapore

0.284

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

187countries
1measure
1991the year it describes
187distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 1991, 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, 1991: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	91.188
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	90.113
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	84.278
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	83.609
5	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	81.912
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	79.425
7	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	78.457
8	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	77.151
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.334
10	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.075
11	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	74.593
12	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	73.994
13	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	73.677
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	72.949
15	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	72.895
16	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	71.780
17	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	70.885
18	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	70.251
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	69.921
20	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	68.491
21	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	67.661
22	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	66.680
23	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	65.334
24	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	64.997
25	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.349
26	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	63.691
27	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.128
28	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	62.380
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	61.295
30	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	59.857
31	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	59.756
32	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	59.742
33	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	59.640
34	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	59.494
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	58.596
36	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	57.984
37	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.845
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	55.843
39	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.820
40	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	53.835
41	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	53.181
42	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	52.541
43	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	52.049
44	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	51.998
45	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	51.466
46	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	51.458
47	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.895
48	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	49.851
49	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	48.090
50	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	47.670
51	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.655
52	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	47.643
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	47.548
54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	46.572
55	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46.147
56	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	46.064
57	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	45.313
58	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	44.921
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	44.381
60	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	44.079
61	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.562
62	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.343
63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.829
64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	40.658
65	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.031
66	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.732
67	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.686
68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	39.363
69	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39.307
70	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	39.000
71	Guyana`GUY`South America	38.824
72	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.767
73	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	38.600
74	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.998
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	37.825
76	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.225
77	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	36.080
78	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	35.622
79	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.151
80	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	35.127
81	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	33.781
82	Peru`PER`South America	33.154
83	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.757
84	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.494
85	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	30.585
86	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.351
87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	29.231
88	Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.125
89	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	29.115
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	28.955
91	Honduras`HND`Central America	28.533
92	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.475
93	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.422
94	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.294
95	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.496
96	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	27.486
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	26.922
98	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	26.270
99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	25.952
100	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	24.787
101	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	24.734
102	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	24.448
103	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.786
104	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23.456
105	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	23.300
106	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	23.263
107	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	22.892
108	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	22.424
109	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.317
110	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	21.997
111	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.986
112	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	21.307
113	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	20.081
114	Colombia`COL`South America	19.940
115	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	19.881
116	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.673
117	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	19.647
118	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	18.905
119	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	18.203
120	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	17.933
121	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	17.185
122	Chile`CHL`South America	16.723
123	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.101
124	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	15.480
125	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	15.433
126	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	15.234
127	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.976
128	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	14.485
129	Argentina`ARG`South America	14.316
130	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	14.017
131	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	13.905
132	Venezuela`VEN`South America	12.940
133	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.812
134	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	12.578
135	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	12.147
136	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	11.143
137	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	10.768
138	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.617
139	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	10.615
140	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	10.518
141	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	10.189
142	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	9.844
143	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.505
144	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	9.431
145	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	8.898
146	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	8.420
147	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	7.844
148	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7.783
149	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	7.674
150	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7.342
151	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7.266
152	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	7.191
153	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	6.559
154	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	6.407
155	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	6.254
156	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.946
157	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.770
158	France`FRA`Western Europe	5.404
159	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5.384
160	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	5.254
161	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	4.798
162	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.711
163	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	4.552
164	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.490
165	Suriname`SUR`South America	4.378
166	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	4.349
167	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.290
168	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	4.192
169	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	3.945
170	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	3.885
171	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	3.644
172	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.513
173	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.489
174	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.399
175	United States`USA`Northern America	2.937
176	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.759
177	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.670
178	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.629
179	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.612
180	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.583
181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.431
182	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.427
183	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.418
184	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.949
185	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.948
186	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.284

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi91.188
2Laos90.113
3Mozambique84.278
4Chad83.609
5Burkina Faso81.912

Lowest

187Singapore0.284
186Macau0.400
185Hong Kong0.948
184Djibouti1.949
183United Kingdom2.418

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 28.294. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1991). Employment in Agriculture, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/1991

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