Data for 2018

Employment in Agriculture, 2018

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2018
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2018, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2018 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.727; Singapore is lowest, at 0.115. The middle country reads 16.028. Against 2017, 187 values changed (38 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2018

HighestBurundi

85.727

LowestSingapore

0.115

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

187countries
1measure
2018the 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.727
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	74.486
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	72.005
4	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	71.853
5	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	70.385
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	69.864
7	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	66.760
8	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	65.144
9	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	64.507
10	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	64.362
11	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	63.936
12	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	63.366
13	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.003
14	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	62.435
15	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	62.058
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	59.773
17	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	59.677
18	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	59.154
19	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	56.073
20	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.400
21	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	54.000
22	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	53.309
23	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	53.129
24	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	53.036
25	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	50.395
26	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	50.097
27	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	48.938
28	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	48.592
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.404
30	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	46.195
31	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	45.759
32	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	45.259
33	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	44.609
34	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.892
35	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	43.607
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	43.066
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42.316
38	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	41.870
39	India`IND`Southern Asia	41.295
40	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	40.966
41	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	40.766
42	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	40.564
43	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	39.897
44	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	39.408
45	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.999
46	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.543
47	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.408
48	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	37.835
49	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	37.724
50	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.416
51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	37.060
52	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	36.376
53	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	36.261
54	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.238
55	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	34.749
56	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	32.916
57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	32.825
58	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	32.786
59	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	32.774
60	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.550
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	32.198
62	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.096
63	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.686
64	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	30.480
65	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	30.425
66	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	30.291
67	Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.961
68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	29.677
69	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.446
70	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	29.163
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	28.757
72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	27.251
73	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	26.843
74	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	26.649
75	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	25.751
76	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	25.498
77	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	24.507
78	Peru`PER`South America	24.243
79	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	24.200
80	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	24.034
81	Honduras`HND`Central America	23.540
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.591
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	21.681
84	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	21.282
85	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.077
86	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	19.997
87	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.588
88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.421
89	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.369
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	16.735
91	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	16.708
92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	16.261
93	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.029
94	Colombia`COL`South America	16.028
95	Guyana`GUY`South America	15.915
96	Panama`PAN`Central America	15.858
97	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.783
98	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15.729
99	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	15.274
100	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.905
101	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	14.773
102	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	14.316
103	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	14.291
104	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	13.553
105	Mexico`MEX`Central America	13.198
106	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.099
107	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.178
108	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.853
109	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	11.838
110	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	11.800
111	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	11.349
112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	11.315
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	10.656
114	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10.627
115	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.446
116	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10.110
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.618
118	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	9.435
119	Uruguay`URY`South America	9.129
120	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.057
121	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.891
122	Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.793
123	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	8.019
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.724
125	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.480
126	Chile`CHL`South America	7.256
127	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	7.183
128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	6.902
129	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.715
130	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	6.435
131	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	6.149
132	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.944
133	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	5.889
134	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.850
135	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	5.504
136	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.123
137	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	4.997
138	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.906
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.763
140	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.412
141	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.360
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4.069
143	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.030
144	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.742
145	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.739
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.694
147	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.542
148	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.513
149	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.466
150	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	3.432
151	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3.145
152	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.095
153	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.052
154	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.011
155	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.904
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.802
157	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.633
158	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.617
159	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.497
160	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.454
161	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.334
162	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.192
163	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.166
164	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.094
165	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.056
166	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.054
167	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.874
168	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.872
169	United States`USA`Northern America	1.819
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.732
171	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.519
172	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.335
173	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.314
174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.292
175	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.269
176	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.091
177	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.076
178	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.068
179	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.061
180	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.059
181	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.997
182	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.993
183	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.923
184	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.863
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.209
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.115

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.727
2Niger74.486
3Madagascar72.005
4Mozambique71.853
5Chad70.385

Lowest

187Singapore0.115
186Hong Kong0.209
185Macau0.400
184Belgium0.863
183Israel0.923

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.028. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 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

Togo33.792 → 38.408+4.616
Armenia31.344 → 32.786+1.443
Papua New Guinea31.242 → 32.550+1.308
Maldives10.502 → 11.800+1.298
Namibia21.387 → 22.591+1.203

Fell most

Uganda71.491 → 66.760−4.731
Senegal31.738 → 27.251−4.486
Georgia46.017 → 41.870−4.147
Egypt25.062 → 21.681−3.381
Bosnia and Herzegovina19.997 → 16.735−3.262

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

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Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2018.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2018). Employment in Agriculture, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2018

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