Data for 1996

Employment in Agriculture, 1996

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 1996
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1996, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 1996 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 92.371; Singapore is lowest, at 0.194. The middle country reads 25.839. Against 1995, 187 values changed (40 up, 147 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 1996

HighestBurundi

92.371

LowestSingapore

0.194

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

187countries
1measure
1996the 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, 1996, 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, 1996: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	92.371
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	88.852
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	83.928
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	82.319
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	80.860
6	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	79.810
7	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	78.818
8	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.307
9	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	76.220
10	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.723
11	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	74.661
12	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	73.927
13	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	72.302
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	71.632
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	68.816
16	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	68.737
17	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	67.974
18	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	67.755
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	66.987
20	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	66.147
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.689
22	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.655
23	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	65.586
24	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	65.275
25	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	65.161
26	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	64.460
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	63.942
28	India`IND`Southern Asia	61.513
29	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	60.903
30	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	60.830
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	60.777
32	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	60.659
33	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	59.674
34	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.768
35	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	57.850
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	56.754
37	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	55.502
38	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.402
39	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	55.378
40	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.295
41	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	53.580
42	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	52.465
43	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	52.100
44	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.772
45	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.667
46	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.500
47	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	49.382
48	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.882
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	48.416
50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.404
51	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	47.283
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	46.985
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.169
54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.839
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.770
56	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.388
57	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	44.377
58	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.235
59	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.113
60	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	42.831
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.163
62	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.074
63	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	40.548
64	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.406
65	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	40.086
66	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.155
67	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38.397
68	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	38.366
69	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	38.307
70	Bolivia`BOL`South America	37.643
71	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	37.451
72	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	35.915
73	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.784
74	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.439
75	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35.157
76	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	34.842
77	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	33.868
78	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.637
79	Guyana`GUY`South America	32.299
80	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32.176
81	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	32.097
82	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	31.896
83	Peru`PER`South America	31.347
84	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.151
85	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.514
86	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	29.471
87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	28.682
88	Honduras`HND`Central America	28.612
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.345
90	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.108
91	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	27.456
92	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.244
93	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26.746
94	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	25.839
95	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	24.265
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	24.074
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	23.938
98	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	23.624
99	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	23.016
100	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	22.954
101	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	22.945
102	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.347
103	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.250
104	Panama`PAN`Central America	22.135
105	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	22.049
106	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	22.012
107	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.975
108	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	21.451
109	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.104
110	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	20.086
111	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	19.781
112	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.753
113	Colombia`COL`South America	19.047
114	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	17.477
115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.465
116	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.279
117	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	17.172
118	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	16.509
119	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16.352
120	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	16.147
121	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16.042
122	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	14.977
123	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.706
124	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.579
125	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	13.978
126	Venezuela`VEN`South America	13.914
127	Chile`CHL`South America	13.426
128	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	12.664
129	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	12.494
130	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.383
131	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.371
132	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	11.239
133	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	11.161
134	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	10.584
135	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	10.253
136	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	10.171
137	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.089
138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	9.976
139	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	9.417
140	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.348
141	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	9.178
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	8.360
143	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	7.937
144	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.893
145	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	7.299
146	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	7.216
147	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7.061
148	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6.886
149	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	6.683
150	Suriname`SUR`South America	6.150
151	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	6.129
152	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.907
153	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.871
154	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.806
155	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.757
156	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.397
157	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	5.382
158	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.219
159	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	4.992
160	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	4.811
161	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.642
162	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.574
163	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.412
164	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	3.982
165	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3.877
166	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3.832
167	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.780
168	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.586
169	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	3.341
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.261
171	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.112
172	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2.995
173	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.935
174	United States`USA`Northern America	2.876
175	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.855
176	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.741
177	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.644
178	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.274
179	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.189
180	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.169
181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.134
182	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.106
183	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.068
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.922
185	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.471
186	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.194

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi92.371
2Laos88.852
3Mozambique83.928
4Chad82.319
5Rwanda80.860

Lowest

187Singapore0.194
186Macau0.400
185Hong Kong0.471
184Bahrain1.922
183Israel2.068

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.839. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
40 · 147rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Albania42.678 → 45.770+3.092
Morocco49.083 → 50.667+1.584
Belize27.153 → 28.682+1.528
Tajikistan57.479 → 58.768+1.289
Ecuador26.021 → 27.244+1.223

Fell most

Sri Lanka35.312 → 32.097−3.215
Namibia41.027 → 38.307−2.720
Egypt34.864 → 32.176−2.688
Philippines42.842 → 40.406−2.436
Romania31.842 → 29.471−2.371

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 1996.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1996). Employment in Agriculture, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/1996

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