Data for 2001

Employment in Agriculture, 2001

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2001
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2001, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2001 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 91.631; Singapore is lowest, at 0.174. The middle country reads 23.158. Against 2000, 187 values changed (40 up, 147 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2001

HighestBurundi

91.631

LowestSingapore

0.174

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

187countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
187distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	91.631
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	86.286
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	81.500
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	80.264
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	78.792
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	78.174
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	76.666
8	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	76.533
9	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.888
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	74.672
11	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	73.078
12	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	71.827
13	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	70.870
14	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	68.934
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	68.583
16	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	67.812
17	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	67.138
18	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.434
19	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	64.526
20	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	64.523
21	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	63.911
22	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	63.738
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	63.664
24	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	63.574
25	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	62.961
26	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	61.706
27	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	60.062
28	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	59.924
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	59.881
30	India`IND`Southern Asia	58.891
31	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	58.761
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.573
33	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	56.311
34	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	55.330
35	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	54.771
36	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	54.376
37	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.883
38	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	53.856
39	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.257
40	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	51.883
41	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	51.801
42	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	51.730
43	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.040
44	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	51.024
45	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	50.344
46	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.000
47	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	48.776
48	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.426
49	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.142
50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	47.725
51	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	46.543
52	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	46.371
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	45.972
54	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	44.785
55	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	44.669
56	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.633
57	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.834
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.822
59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	42.151
60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.759
61	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	41.747
62	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	41.674
63	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	39.954
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.388
65	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.543
66	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.841
67	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	37.156
68	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	37.011
69	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	36.794
70	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	36.552
71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	36.123
72	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	36.024
73	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	35.851
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	35.558
75	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	35.518
76	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34.916
77	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	34.687
78	Paraguay`PRY`South America	33.160
79	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	32.800
80	Peru`PER`South America	31.364
81	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	31.335
82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	31.132
83	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	31.097
84	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.724
85	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	29.937
86	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.555
87	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.431
88	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	28.289
89	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.180
90	Honduras`HND`Central America	27.594
91	Guyana`GUY`South America	25.958
92	Belize`BLZ`Central America	24.578
93	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	23.790
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	23.158
95	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	22.162
96	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	21.880
97	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.718
98	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	21.656
99	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.858
100	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	20.097
101	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	20.050
102	Panama`PAN`Central America	19.940
103	Colombia`COL`South America	19.917
104	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.499
105	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.407
106	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	18.830
107	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	18.345
108	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	17.866
109	Mexico`MEX`Central America	17.576
110	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	17.573
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.568
112	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.272
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	16.034
114	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	15.994
115	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15.888
116	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	15.471
117	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	15.256
118	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	15.132
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.138
120	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	14.009
121	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	13.790
122	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	12.968
123	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	12.962
124	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.467
125	Chile`CHL`South America	11.852
126	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	11.805
127	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.407
128	Uruguay`URY`South America	11.193
129	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.603
130	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.958
131	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.905
132	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.694
133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	9.605
134	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	9.130
135	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.067
136	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	8.900
137	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	8.397
138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	7.712
139	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	7.529
140	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.282
141	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	7.270
142	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.105
143	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.667
144	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	6.554
145	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6.400
146	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	6.344
147	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.975
148	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.837
149	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5.369
150	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.349
151	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.303
152	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.297
153	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.226
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	5.210
155	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	5.107
156	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	4.838
157	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	4.458
158	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.454
159	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	4.282
160	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	4.203
161	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4.087
162	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.049
163	France`FRA`Western Europe	3.858
164	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.649
165	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3.548
166	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	3.445
167	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.122
168	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.040
169	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	2.860
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.642
171	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.616
172	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.419
173	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	2.294
174	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2.247
175	United States`USA`Northern America	2.238
176	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.169
177	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.160
178	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.090
179	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.839
180	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.611
181	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.568
182	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.552
183	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.529
184	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.380
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.252
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.174

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi91.631
2Laos86.286
3Mozambique81.500
4Chad80.264
5Madagascar78.792

Lowest

187Singapore0.174
186Hong Kong0.252
185Macau0.400
184Belgium1.380
183Luxembourg1.529

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.158. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 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

Bolivia36.610 → 41.759+5.149
Zimbabwe49.733 → 51.801+2.068
Sierra Leone66.937 → 68.583+1.645
Türkiye34.563 → 36.123+1.560
Solomon Islands35.620 → 37.011+1.391

Fell most

Botswana14.786 → 8.900−5.885
Cambodia73.476 → 68.934−4.543
Yemen54.769 → 50.344−4.426
Bangladesh67.596 → 63.664−3.932
Bulgaria13.196 → 9.694−3.503

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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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2001). Employment in Agriculture, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2001

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