Data for 1995

Employment in Agriculture, 1995

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 1995
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1995, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 1995 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 92.013; Singapore is lowest, at 0.240. The middle country reads 25.752. Against 1994, 187 values changed (45 up, 142 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 1995

HighestBurundi

92.013

LowestSingapore

0.240

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

187countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
187distinct values15 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, 1995, 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, 1995: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	92.013
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	89.329
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	84.214
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	82.646
5	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	81.071
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	80.422
7	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	78.767
8	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.534
9	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	76.977
10	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.489
11	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	74.852
12	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	74.098
13	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	72.479
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	72.066
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	69.880
16	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	69.367
17	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.624
18	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	68.622
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	68.018
20	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	66.760
21	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	66.290
22	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	65.960
23	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.874
24	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	65.543
25	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	64.831
26	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	64.715
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	64.425
28	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	62.595
29	India`IND`Southern Asia	61.974
30	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	61.387
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	61.091
32	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	60.075
33	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	59.963
34	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	57.625
35	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	57.479
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	57.318
37	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	56.313
38	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.971
39	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.414
40	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	55.036
41	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	53.812
42	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	53.112
43	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	52.200
44	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	51.659
45	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.846
46	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	49.412
47	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	49.266
48	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.083
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	49.063
50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.427
51	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	48.306
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	47.709
53	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.473
54	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.742
55	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.894
56	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.977
57	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.902
58	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43.721
59	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.842
60	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.678
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.580
62	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	42.103
63	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.732
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.493
65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.027
66	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	40.088
67	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.391
68	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38.743
69	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	38.470
70	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	38.356
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	38.310
72	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	36.715
73	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	36.103
74	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.797
75	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.504
76	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.312
77	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	34.864
78	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	34.584
79	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	34.425
80	Guyana`GUY`South America	33.855
81	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.904
82	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	31.976
83	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	31.842
84	Peru`PER`South America	31.391
85	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.268
86	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.625
87	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.378
88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.055
89	Honduras`HND`Central America	27.741
90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.306
91	Belize`BLZ`Central America	27.153
92	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	26.233
93	Ecuador`ECU`South America	26.021
94	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	25.752
95	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	25.619
96	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	24.689
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	24.467
98	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	24.143
99	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	23.848
100	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	23.551
101	Mexico`MEX`Central America	23.549
102	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	22.945
103	Panama`PAN`Central America	22.816
104	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.625
105	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	22.515
106	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.382
107	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	22.118
108	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	22.030
109	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.495
110	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	20.928
111	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	20.429
112	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.294
113	Colombia`COL`South America	19.042
114	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	18.075
115	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.763
116	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.756
117	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	17.425
118	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16.952
119	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	16.854
120	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	16.706
121	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16.168
122	Brazil`BRA`South America	15.706
123	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	15.477
124	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.860
125	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	13.950
126	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	13.921
127	Venezuela`VEN`South America	13.898
128	Chile`CHL`South America	13.704
129	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.872
130	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.746
131	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	12.008
132	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	11.864
133	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	11.508
134	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	11.185
135	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	10.732
136	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.424
137	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	10.265
138	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.724
139	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	9.674
140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	9.573
141	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	9.317
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	8.987
143	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	7.968
144	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.758
145	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	7.747
146	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	7.301
147	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.289
148	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7.205
149	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6.805
150	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	6.583
151	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	6.242
152	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	6.236
153	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	6.115
154	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	6.042
155	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.820
156	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.456
157	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.387
158	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.321
159	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.736
160	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.638
161	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.444
162	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	4.394
163	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	4.338
164	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	4.097
165	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	4.032
166	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3.952
167	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.872
168	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.829
169	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.704
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.503
171	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	3.445
172	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	3.192
173	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	3.170
174	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.153
175	United States`USA`Northern America	2.916
176	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.679
177	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.482
178	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.383
179	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.349
180	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.285
181	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.261
182	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.079
183	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.047
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.003
185	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.666
186	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.240

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi92.013
2Laos89.329
3Mozambique84.214
4Chad82.646
5Burkina Faso81.071

Lowest

187Singapore0.240
186Macau0.400
185Hong Kong0.666
184Bahrain2.003
183Djibouti2.047

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.752. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 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

Kyrgyzstan30.583 → 35.797+5.214
Syria23.388 → 28.378+4.991
Bolivia33.710 → 38.310+4.600
Liberia60.647 → 62.595+1.949
Ukraine15.758 → 17.425+1.667

Fell most

Thailand51.682 → 47.473−4.208
Estonia14.882 → 10.732−4.150
Sri Lanka39.033 → 35.312−3.721
Pakistan43.392 → 40.088−3.304
Namibia43.671 → 41.027−2.643

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.

How values are stored

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 1995.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1995). Employment in Agriculture, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/1995

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