Data for 1998

Employment in Agriculture, 1998

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 1998
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1998, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 1998 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 92.209; Singapore is lowest, at 0.186. The middle country reads 25.016. Against 1997, 187 values changed (44 up, 143 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 1998

HighestBurundi

92.209

LowestSingapore

0.186

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

187countries
1measure
1998the 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	92.209
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	87.946
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	83.012
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	81.509
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	80.450
6	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	78.760
7	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	77.762
8	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.542
9	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	76.712
10	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.507
11	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	74.994
12	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	73.703
13	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	71.718
14	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	71.110
15	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	68.462
16	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	67.516
17	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	66.858
18	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	65.868
19	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	65.725
20	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	65.622
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.283
22	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	65.026
23	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	64.961
24	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	64.698
25	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	63.874
26	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	63.638
27	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	62.760
28	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	61.571
29	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.648
30	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	60.617
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	60.511
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	59.367
33	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	59.212
34	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	57.518
35	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	56.963
36	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	56.485
37	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.130
38	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	54.851
39	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	54.421
40	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	54.323
41	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	53.252
42	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	53.039
43	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.837
44	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.041
45	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	49.800
46	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.267
47	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.057
48	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.047
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	47.631
50	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	47.137
51	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	46.865
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	46.655
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.058
54	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	45.676
55	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.506
56	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.505
57	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	45.061
58	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.966
59	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.068
60	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	42.911
61	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.945
62	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	40.592
63	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	39.517
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	38.989
65	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38.407
66	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.217
67	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	37.916
68	Bolivia`BOL`South America	37.904
69	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.808
70	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	37.716
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.306
72	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	37.027
73	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	36.077
74	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35.793
75	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.732
76	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.115
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.145
78	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	32.285
79	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.210
80	Peru`PER`South America	31.185
81	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	31.183
82	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	30.923
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30.678
84	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	30.380
85	Guyana`GUY`South America	30.202
86	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.195
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	28.964
88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.830
89	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	27.993
90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.416
91	Honduras`HND`Central America	25.349
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	25.163
93	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	25.152
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	25.016
95	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	23.829
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	22.521
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	22.315
98	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.949
99	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.669
100	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	21.550
101	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.395
102	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	21.282
103	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	21.192
104	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	20.882
105	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	20.865
106	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	20.272
107	Panama`PAN`Central America	19.627
108	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	19.557
109	Mexico`MEX`Central America	19.423
110	Colombia`COL`South America	19.068
111	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	19.028
112	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	18.285
113	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.230
114	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	17.349
115	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	17.321
116	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.712
117	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	15.890
118	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15.797
119	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	15.654
120	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	15.497
121	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14.440
122	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.094
123	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	14.038
124	Brazil`BRA`South America	13.894
125	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	13.741
126	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.883
127	Chile`CHL`South America	12.577
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.676
129	Uruguay`URY`South America	11.457
130	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	11.452
131	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	11.447
132	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	11.084
133	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.919
134	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.290
135	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	9.973
136	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	9.964
137	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	9.300
138	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	9.103
139	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	8.949
140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	8.648
141	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.540
142	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	7.758
143	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	7.699
144	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.114
145	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	7.084
146	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.807
147	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6.732
148	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	6.300
149	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6.006
150	Suriname`SUR`South America	5.854
151	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	5.766
152	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.732
153	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.671
154	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.550
155	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.403
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	5.170
157	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.926
158	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	4.839
159	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4.738
160	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.299
161	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.183
162	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.906
163	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	3.760
164	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	3.755
165	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3.707
166	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	3.530
167	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.490
168	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.354
169	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3.247
170	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	3.134
171	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.049
172	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.991
173	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.919
174	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.780
175	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2.728
176	United States`USA`Northern America	2.713
177	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.238
178	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.221
179	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.135
180	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.111
181	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.032
182	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.913
183	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.862
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.769
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.345
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.186

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi92.209
2Laos87.946
3Mozambique83.012
4Chad81.509
5Rwanda80.450

Lowest

187Singapore0.186
186Hong Kong0.345
185Macau0.400
184Bahrain1.769
183Israel1.862

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.016. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 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

Cambodia71.793 → 77.542+5.749
Moldova41.555 → 45.676+4.121
Sri Lanka34.448 → 38.407+3.959
Pakistan37.379 → 40.592+3.213
Saint Lucia19.016 → 21.550+2.534

Fell most

Belize29.910 → 25.016−4.894
Fiji35.560 → 31.183−4.377
Mexico23.475 → 19.423−4.052
Dominican Republic16.611 → 14.038−2.573
Latvia21.584 → 19.028−2.556

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 1998.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1998). Employment in Agriculture, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/1998

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