Data for 2006
Employment in Agriculture, 2006
2006, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Agriculture, 2006 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 90.1175; Singapore is lowest, at 0.1507. The middle country reads 20.0206. Against 2005, 187 values changed (38 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2006
HighestBurundi
90.1175LowestSingapore
0.1507Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 2006, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BDIEastern Africa | 90.1175 |
| 2 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 82.6896 |
| 3 | MDGEastern Africa | 80.1992 |
| 4 | MOZEastern Africa | 78.8004 |
| 5 | TCDMiddle Africa | 77.9252 |
| 6 | ETHEastern Africa | 77.3834 |
| 7 | ZMBEastern Africa | 76.8218 |
| 8 | NERWestern Africa | 75.7236 |
| 9 | TZAEastern Africa | 70.8873 |
| 10 | RWAEastern Africa | 70.5054 |
| 11 | MWIEastern Africa | 70.2486 |
| 12 | BFAWestern Africa | 68.1433 |
| 13 | SLEWestern Africa | 67.9828 |
| 14 | GNBWestern Africa | 66.7799 |
| 15 | CAFMiddle Africa | 65.8439 |
| 16 | GINWestern Africa | 65.7814 |
| 17 | CODMiddle Africa | 65.2923 |
| 18 | SSDEastern Africa | 63.8101 |
| 19 | ZWEEastern Africa | 63.6538 |
| 20 | UGAEastern Africa | 62.0812 |
| 21 | BTNSouthern Asia | 62.0524 |
| 22 | MLIWestern Africa | 61.0987 |
| 23 | GHAWestern Africa | 60.7279 |
| 24 | AFGSouthern Asia | 60.3506 |
| 25 | CMRMiddle Africa | 60.3311 |
| 26 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 60.1059 |
| 27 | KENEastern Africa | 57.4187 |
| 28 | GNQMiddle Africa | 56.5067 |
| 29 | ERIEastern Africa | 56.3963 |
| 30 | TJKCentral Asia | 54.8658 |
| 31 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 54.7235 |
| 32 | GEOWestern Asia | 54.6300 |
| 33 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 54.2740 |
| 34 | INDSouthern Asia | 54.2730 |
| 35 | PRKEastern Asia | 54.0730 |
| 36 | TGOWestern Africa | 53.5964 |
| 37 | VUTMelanesia | 53.4682 |
| 38 | COMEastern Africa | 52.5824 |
| 39 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 50.5290 |
| 40 | BGDSouthern Asia | 50.4857 |
| 41 | LBRWestern Africa | 50.1033 |
| 42 | HTICaribbean | 49.7478 |
| 43 | MDAEastern Europe | 48.8216 |
| 44 | NGAWestern Africa | 48.3928 |
| 45 | MNGEastern Asia | 47.9125 |
| 46 | CIVWestern Africa | 47.8482 |
| 47 | ALBSouthern Europe | 45.6935 |
| 48 | BENWestern Africa | 44.2322 |
| 49 | SDNNorthern Africa | 43.7648 |
| 50 | MARNorthern Africa | 43.0735 |
| 51 | PAKSouthern Asia | 42.7542 |
| 52 | CHNEastern Asia | 42.6005 |
| 53 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 42.1550 |
| 54 | MRTWestern Africa | 40.7773 |
| 55 | ARMWestern Asia | 40.3833 |
| 56 | SOMEastern Africa | 40.2485 |
| 57 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 39.9306 |
| 58 | SENWestern Africa | 39.8434 |
| 59 | AZEWestern Asia | 39.5469 |
| 60 | SLBMelanesia | 39.4507 |
| 61 | COGMiddle Africa | 38.8049 |
| 62 | GABMiddle Africa | 38.5520 |
| 63 | BOLSouth America | 37.0085 |
| 64 | AGOMiddle Africa | 35.2129 |
| 65 | TKMCentral Asia | 34.7628 |
| 66 | LKASouthern Asia | 33.8399 |
| 67 | GTMCentral America | 33.7477 |
| 68 | LSOSouthern Africa | 33.6688 |
| 69 | YEMWestern Asia | 33.5004 |
| 70 | WSMPolynesia | 33.3032 |
| 71 | NICCentral America | 33.2895 |
| 72 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 33.2141 |
| 73 | NPLSouthern Asia | 32.5808 |
| 74 | EGYNorthern Africa | 32.1509 |
| 75 | ECUSouth America | 31.5755 |
| 76 | KAZCentral Asia | 31.5351 |
| 77 | UZBCentral Asia | 31.3323 |
| 78 | GMBWestern Africa | 31.2736 |
| 79 | SRBSouthern Europe | 31.2157 |
| 80 | TONPolynesia | 30.6281 |
| 81 | PRYSouth America | 30.3092 |
| 82 | FJIMelanesia | 29.5142 |
| 83 | PERSouth America | 28.2970 |
| 84 | HNDCentral America | 27.7632 |
| 85 | NAMSouthern Africa | 27.4781 |
| 86 | PNGMelanesia | 27.1897 |
| 87 | KGZCentral Asia | 25.7381 |
| 88 | GUYSouth America | 23.3418 |
| 89 | TURWestern Asia | 22.7896 |
| 90 | BWASouthern Africa | 22.3915 |
| 91 | BIHSouthern Europe | 21.7002 |
| 92 | SYRWestern Asia | 20.9928 |
| 93 | ROUEastern Europe | 20.0536 |
| 94 | CUBCaribbean | 20.0206 |
| 95 | JAMCaribbean | 19.6018 |
| 96 | TUNNorthern Africa | 19.5262 |
| 97 | BLZCentral America | 19.3359 |
| 98 | MKDSouthern Europe | 19.0413 |
| 99 | SLVCentral America | 18.9395 |
| 100 | COLSouth America | 18.5861 |
| 101 | IRNSouthern Asia | 18.0819 |
| 102 | STPMiddle Africa | 18.0022 |
| 103 | DZANorthern Africa | 17.9976 |
| 104 | PANCentral America | 17.7097 |
| 105 | PSEWestern Asia | 16.7284 |
| 106 | CPVWestern Africa | 16.6193 |
| 107 | POLEastern Europe | 16.5377 |
| 108 | MDVSouthern Asia | 16.0435 |
| 109 | UKREastern Europe | 15.2807 |
| 110 | SWZSouthern Africa | 14.9020 |
| 111 | CRICentral America | 14.8771 |
| 112 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 14.6325 |
| 113 | MEXCentral America | 14.5952 |
| 114 | HRVSouthern Europe | 14.2423 |
| 115 | BLREastern Europe | 14.1865 |
| 116 | VCTCaribbean | 13.9872 |
| 117 | LTUNorthern Europe | 13.8325 |
| 118 | BRASouth America | 13.3626 |
| 119 | LCACaribbean | 13.1272 |
| 120 | LBYNorthern Africa | 12.3671 |
| 121 | DOMCaribbean | 12.3307 |
| 122 | IRQWestern Asia | 12.2474 |
| 123 | URYSouth America | 11.6899 |
| 124 | LVANorthern Europe | 11.4610 |
| 125 | GRCSouthern Europe | 10.9655 |
| 126 | CHLSouth America | 10.5564 |
| 127 | ARGSouth America | 9.8270 |
| 128 | RUSEastern Europe | 9.6811 |
| 129 | VENSouth America | 9.4176 |
| 130 | MUSEastern Africa | 9.1823 |
| 131 | SVNSouthern Europe | 8.6988 |
| 132 | MNESouthern Europe | 8.6669 |
| 133 | OMNWestern Asia | 8.2315 |
| 134 | SURSouth America | 8.1892 |
| 135 | BGREastern Europe | 8.1080 |
| 136 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 7.1966 |
| 137 | KOREastern Asia | 7.1833 |
| 138 | PRTSouthern Europe | 6.4696 |
| 139 | ISLNorthern Europe | 6.3138 |
| 140 | TTOCaribbean | 6.1379 |
| 141 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.8081 |
| 142 | IRLNorthern Europe | 5.6330 |
| 143 | SAUWestern Asia | 5.6282 |
| 144 | SVKEastern Europe | 5.4330 |
| 145 | AUTWestern Europe | 5.2445 |
| 146 | ESTNorthern Europe | 5.0640 |
| 147 | ESPSouthern Europe | 4.9136 |
| 148 | FINNorthern Europe | 4.8204 |
| 149 | LBNWestern Asia | 4.6985 |
| 150 | JPNEastern Asia | 4.6176 |
| 151 | HUNEastern Europe | 4.6014 |
| 152 | ITASouthern Europe | 4.2726 |
| 153 | CYPWestern Asia | 4.2605 |
| 154 | BRBCaribbean | 4.1518 |
| 155 | JORWestern Asia | 3.8773 |
| 156 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.8131 |
| 157 | CHEWestern Europe | 3.6664 |
| 158 | AREWestern Asia | 3.6564 |
| 159 | FRAWestern Europe | 3.6534 |
| 160 | PYFPolynesia | 3.6526 |
| 161 | CZEEastern Europe | 3.4956 |
| 162 | NCLMelanesia | 3.3948 |
| 163 | NLDWestern Europe | 3.3393 |
| 164 | NORNorthern Europe | 3.2008 |
| 165 | DNKNorthern Europe | 3.0883 |
| 166 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 3.0487 |
| 167 | QATWestern Asia | 2.9680 |
| 168 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.6457 |
| 169 | GUMMicronesia | 2.6176 |
| 170 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.5114 |
| 171 | BHSCaribbean | 2.5057 |
| 172 | VIRCaribbean | 2.4510 |
| 173 | SWENorthern Europe | 2.2268 |
| 174 | CANNorthern America | 2.0818 |
| 175 | MLTSouthern Europe | 2.0734 |
| 176 | BELWestern Europe | 1.9543 |
| 177 | DJIEastern Africa | 1.9180 |
| 178 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.8285 |
| 179 | USANorthern America | 1.7747 |
| 180 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.6702 |
| 181 | PRICaribbean | 1.5999 |
| 182 | ISRWestern Asia | 1.4283 |
| 183 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.3523 |
| 184 | BHRWestern Asia | 1.2967 |
| 185 | MACEastern Asia | 0.3999 |
| 186 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.2759 |
| 187 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1507 |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Burundi90.1175
- 2
Laos82.6896
- 3
Madagascar80.1992
- 4
Mozambique78.8004
- 5
Chad77.9252
Lowest
- 187
Singapore0.1507
- 186
Hong Kong0.2759
- 185
Macau0.3999
- 184
Bahrain1.2967
- 183
United Kingdom1.3523
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 20.0206. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032005 → 2006
Since 2005
What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 38 · 149rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 2006.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2006). Employment in Agriculture, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2006
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07Questions
Employment in Agriculture, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in agriculture in Employment in Agriculture, 2006?
Burundi, at 90.1175, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Agriculture, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does Employment in Agriculture, 2006 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Agriculture, 2006?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Employment in Agriculture, 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Agriculture, 2025.