Data for 2002

Employment in Agriculture, 2002

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2002
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2002, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2002 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 91.241; Singapore is lowest, at 0.169. The middle country reads 22.847. Against 2001, 187 values changed (47 up, 140 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2002

HighestBurundi

91.241

LowestSingapore

0.169

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

187countries
1measure
2002the 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, 2002, 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, 2002: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	91.241
2	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	85.688
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	81.286
4	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	80.902
5	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	79.765
6	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	77.302
7	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	76.922
8	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	76.726
9	Niger`NER`Western Africa	75.831
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	73.658
11	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	72.697
12	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	71.847
13	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	70.378
14	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	67.776
15	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	67.396
16	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	67.173
17	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	67.137
18	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.281
19	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	64.360
20	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	63.495
21	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	63.338
22	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	63.091
23	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	62.586
24	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	60.988
25	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	60.714
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	59.653
27	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	59.542
28	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	59.422
29	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	58.982
30	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	58.881
31	India`IND`Southern Asia	58.208
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	57.707
33	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	56.114
34	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.334
35	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	55.275
36	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	55.123
37	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	54.188
38	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	54.122
39	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	53.449
40	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	52.781
41	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	51.519
42	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	50.791
43	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	50.727
44	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.000
45	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	49.638
46	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	48.666
47	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.379
48	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	47.156
49	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	47.117
50	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	46.442
51	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	45.678
52	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.653
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	45.524
54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	44.518
55	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.451
56	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.131
57	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	43.749
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.270
59	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	41.451
60	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	41.234
61	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	40.185
62	Bolivia`BOL`South America	39.690
63	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	39.416
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.370
65	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.245
66	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	38.025
67	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.502
68	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	37.018
69	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	36.245
70	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.681
71	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	35.604
72	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	35.478
73	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	35.353
74	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	35.258
75	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34.958
76	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	34.337
77	Paraguay`PRY`South America	33.828
78	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	33.500
79	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	31.732
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	31.197
81	Peru`PER`South America	30.841
82	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.555
83	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	29.508
84	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.368
85	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.994
86	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	28.914
87	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	28.399
88	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.365
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	27.962
90	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	26.320
91	Guyana`GUY`South America	24.700
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	23.387
93	Belize`BLZ`Central America	23.265
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	22.847
95	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.751
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	21.656
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	21.528
98	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.550
99	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	19.812
100	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	19.672
101	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	19.534
102	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.305
103	Panama`PAN`Central America	19.190
104	Colombia`COL`South America	19.186
105	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	18.874
106	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.641
107	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	18.253
108	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	17.664
109	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	17.449
110	Mexico`MEX`Central America	17.293
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.843
112	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	16.229
113	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15.742
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	15.631
115	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	15.551
116	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	15.362
117	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	14.927
118	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	14.474
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.220
120	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	13.989
121	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	13.744
122	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	13.264
123	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	13.064
124	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	12.934
125	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	11.997
126	Chile`CHL`South America	11.767
127	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.613
128	Uruguay`URY`South America	11.263
129	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	11.108
130	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	10.705
131	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.284
132	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	9.468
133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	9.458
134	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	9.349
135	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.234
136	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.824
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	8.815
138	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.725
139	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	7.567
140	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	7.369
141	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.031
142	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.997
143	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	6.918
144	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	6.597
145	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6.293
146	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	6.004
147	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5.909
148	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	5.527
149	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5.315
150	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.254
151	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.180
152	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	4.990
153	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	4.978
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	4.925
155	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	4.886
156	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	4.729
157	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	4.259
158	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4.094
159	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	3.948
160	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.940
161	France`FRA`Western Europe	3.917
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	3.871
163	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	3.712
164	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.539
165	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	3.353
166	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3.213
167	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	2.947
168	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.936
169	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	2.779
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.524
171	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.487
172	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.465
173	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	2.442
174	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2.180
175	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.163
176	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.117
177	United States`USA`Northern America	2.079
178	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.059
179	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.969
180	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.797
181	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.790
182	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.600
183	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.544
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.523
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.326
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.169

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi91.241
2Laos85.688
3Madagascar81.286
4Mozambique80.902
5Chad79.765

Lowest

187Singapore0.169
186Hong Kong0.326
185Macau0.400
184Bahrain1.523
183United Kingdom1.544

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.847. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
47 · 140rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe51.801 → 55.275+3.474
Botswana8.900 → 11.997+3.097
Palestine12.467 → 15.362+2.895
Madagascar78.792 → 81.286+2.494
Solomon Islands37.011 → 39.416+2.404

Fell most

Romania32.800 → 26.320−6.480
Yemen50.344 → 45.678−4.666
Bangladesh63.664 → 59.422−4.242
Kyrgyzstan42.151 → 38.025−4.126
Mongolia53.883 → 50.791−3.092

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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How values are stored

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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002). Employment in Agriculture, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2002

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