Data for 2019

Employment in Agriculture, 2019

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2019
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2019 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.038; Singapore is lowest, at 0.113. The middle country reads 15.625. Against 2018, 187 values changed (44 up, 143 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2019

HighestBurundi

85.038

LowestSingapore

0.113

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

187countries
1measure
2019the 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.038
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	74.453
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	71.771
4	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.880
5	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	70.204
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	69.359
7	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	64.685
8	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	64.381
9	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	63.885
10	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	63.621
11	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	62.398
12	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	62.214
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	61.810
14	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	61.360
15	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	59.358
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	57.366
17	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	57.353
18	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.297
19	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.836
20	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	55.567
21	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	53.423
22	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	52.919
23	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	51.570
24	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	51.126
25	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	49.757
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.734
27	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	48.267
28	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	47.270
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	45.945
30	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.439
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	45.166
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	45.025
33	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	43.877
34	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.045
35	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	42.918
36	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.599
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.987
38	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	41.330
39	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	41.142
40	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	40.840
41	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	40.702
42	India`IND`Southern Asia	40.652
43	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	39.868
44	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	39.797
45	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	38.989
46	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.309
47	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.221
48	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	37.914
49	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.658
50	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36.235
51	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	36.207
52	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.950
53	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.563
54	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	34.535
55	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	34.010
56	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	33.443
57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	32.299
58	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.622
59	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	31.491
60	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	31.085
61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	30.861
62	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	30.647
63	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	30.586
64	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	30.372
65	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	30.000
66	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	29.834
67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.589
68	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	29.192
69	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.463
70	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	28.434
71	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	26.886
72	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	26.177
73	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	25.327
74	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.199
75	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	24.722
76	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.773
77	Peru`PER`South America	23.702
78	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	23.623
79	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	22.990
80	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.855
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.605
82	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.522
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	21.158
84	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	20.896
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	19.040
86	Paraguay`PRY`South America	18.722
87	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.280
88	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.020
89	Belize`BLZ`Central America	16.860
90	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	16.357
91	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.333
92	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	16.294
93	Panama`PAN`Central America	16.058
94	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15.625
95	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.308
96	Guyana`GUY`South America	15.298
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	15.231
98	Colombia`COL`South America	15.183
99	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	14.889
100	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	13.908
101	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	13.762
102	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	13.705
103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	13.422
104	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	13.252
105	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	12.910
106	Mexico`MEX`Central America	12.891
107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	12.781
108	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.042
109	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.151
110	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	11.057
111	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.690
112	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	10.605
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	10.402
114	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10.224
115	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10.005
116	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	9.973
117	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.180
118	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.154
119	Uruguay`URY`South America	8.938
120	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	8.883
121	Brazil`BRA`South America	8.877
122	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.530
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.613
124	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.433
125	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	7.150
126	Chile`CHL`South America	7.031
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	6.812
128	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.788
129	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	6.436
130	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	6.153
131	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	6.104
132	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.893
133	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	5.825
134	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.263
135	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.245
136	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.143
137	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.792
138	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.732
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.429
140	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.324
141	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	4.300
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4.114
143	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.036
144	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.878
145	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.672
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.656
147	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.563
148	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.511
149	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.375
150	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.356
151	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	3.340
152	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.097
153	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.877
154	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.828
155	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.664
156	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.586
157	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.558
158	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.538
159	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.515
160	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.411
161	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.400
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.252
163	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.223
164	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.077
165	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.039
166	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.010
167	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.954
168	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.903
169	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.824
170	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.808
171	United States`USA`Northern America	1.788
172	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.689
173	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.538
174	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.534
175	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.293
176	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.258
177	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.187
178	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.085
179	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.081
180	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.017
181	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.963
182	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.921
183	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.911
184	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.750
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.400
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.206
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.113

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.038
2Niger74.453
3Mozambique71.771
4Madagascar70.880
5Chad70.204

Lowest

187Singapore0.113
186Hong Kong0.206
185Macau0.400
184Luxembourg0.750
183Bahamas0.911

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.625. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 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

Togo38.408 → 42.599+4.191
Bosnia and Herzegovina16.735 → 19.040+2.306
Maldives11.800 → 13.252+1.452
Ecuador29.961 → 30.861+0.900
Brunei1.061 → 1.954+0.893

Fell most

Mali63.003 → 57.353−5.650
Uganda66.760 → 61.360−5.400
Senegal27.251 → 22.990−4.262
Kyrgyzstan19.997 → 16.357−3.640
Bolivia28.757 → 25.199−3.558

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 2019.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2019). Employment in Agriculture, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2019

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