Data for 2015

Employment in Agriculture, 2015

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2015
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2015, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2015 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 86.414; Singapore is lowest, at 0.121. The middle country reads 17.745. Against 2014, 187 values changed (44 up, 143 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2015

HighestBurundi

86.414

LowestSingapore

0.121

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

187countries
1measure
2015the 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	86.414
2	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	74.644
3	Niger`NER`Western Africa	74.496
4	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	72.965
5	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	72.383
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	72.116
7	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.757
8	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	67.955
9	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	66.428
10	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	65.565
11	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.342
12	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	64.920
13	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	63.741
14	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	62.431
15	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	62.266
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	61.316
17	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	60.184
18	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	59.561
19	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	57.986
20	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	57.611
21	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	57.352
22	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	56.930
23	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.400
24	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.718
25	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	52.909
26	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	52.700
27	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	52.506
28	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	51.723
29	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	51.690
30	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	50.537
31	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	50.271
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	48.438
33	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	46.899
34	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	46.654
35	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	46.255
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	45.377
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	44.280
38	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	44.018
39	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	43.649
40	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.542
41	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.426
42	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43.192
43	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	42.468
44	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	41.698
45	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.092
46	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	41.075
47	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	41.010
48	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	40.281
49	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	40.132
50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	40.074
51	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	37.802
52	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	36.356
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.300
54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	36.054
55	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35.329
56	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	34.826
57	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	34.619
58	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	34.227
59	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.333
60	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	32.777
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	32.335
62	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	32.015
63	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	31.876
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	31.740
65	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	31.229
66	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	30.990
67	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	30.575
68	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.452
69	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	29.891
70	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	29.515
71	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29.318
72	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.662
73	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	28.300
74	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.991
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	27.851
76	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	27.582
77	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.317
78	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.337
79	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	25.994
80	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	25.983
81	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	25.325
82	Peru`PER`South America	25.078
83	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	24.409
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	22.505
85	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.049
86	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	20.550
87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.702
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	18.979
89	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	18.485
90	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	18.111
91	Belize`BLZ`Central America	18.082
92	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	18.013
93	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	17.820
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	17.745
95	Guyana`GUY`South America	17.273
96	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.626
97	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	16.533
98	Panama`PAN`Central America	16.356
99	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	16.016
100	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.790
101	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15.702
102	Colombia`COL`South America	15.388
103	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.854
104	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	14.751
105	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.248
106	Mexico`MEX`Central America	13.779
107	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.456
108	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.437
109	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.501
110	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	12.469
111	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	11.596
112	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	11.534
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	11.487
114	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	10.851
115	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	9.838
116	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	9.824
117	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.738
118	Uruguay`URY`South America	9.638
119	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	9.464
120	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.332
121	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	9.160
122	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.069
123	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	8.851
124	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	8.764
125	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.978
126	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	7.939
127	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.721
128	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	7.720
129	Chile`CHL`South America	7.451
130	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	7.121
131	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	7.099
132	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.806
133	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	6.790
134	Venezuela`VEN`South America	6.450
135	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	6.116
136	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.572
137	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5.321
138	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5.284
139	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.109
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.900
141	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.793
142	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	4.531
143	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	4.329
144	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.239
145	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.139
146	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	4.032
147	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	3.995
148	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3.988
149	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3.952
150	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.899
151	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.809
152	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.783
153	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.751
154	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.438
155	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.388
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.926
157	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.890
158	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.781
159	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.745
160	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.637
161	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.612
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.564
163	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.492
164	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.236
165	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.199
166	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.059
167	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	2.050
168	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.037
169	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	2.024
170	United States`USA`Northern America	1.897
171	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.880
172	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.644
173	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.562
174	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.416
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.411
176	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.403
177	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.400
178	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.360
179	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.233
180	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.177
181	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.145
182	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.079
183	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.075
184	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.021
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.225
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.121

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi86.414
2Madagascar74.644
3Niger74.496
4Laos72.965
5Chad72.383

Lowest

187Singapore0.121
186Hong Kong0.225
185Macau0.400
184Israel1.021
183Bahrain1.075

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 17.745. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 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

Côte d’Ivoire47.858 → 50.537+2.679
Eritrea54.892 → 57.352+2.460
Montenegro5.676 → 7.720+2.043
Madagascar73.092 → 74.644+1.552
Bhutan56.651 → 57.986+1.335

Fell most

Namibia29.321 → 24.409−4.912
Mali66.702 → 62.266−4.436
Kazakhstan21.896 → 18.013−3.883
Cambodia45.996 → 42.468−3.528
Slovenia9.652 → 7.099−2.553

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) (2015). Employment in Agriculture, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2015

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