Data for 2020
Employment in Agriculture, 2020
2020, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Employment in Agriculture, 2020 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.3195; Singapore is lowest, at 0.1082. The middle country reads 16.1000. Against 2019, 187 values changed (127 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.
Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2020
HighestBurundi
85.3195LowestSingapore
0.1082Shaded 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, 2020, 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 | 85.3195 |
| 2 | NERWestern Africa | 75.3290 |
| 3 | MOZEastern Africa | 73.1793 |
| 4 | TCDMiddle Africa | 71.6690 |
| 5 | MDGEastern Africa | 71.4402 |
| 6 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 69.9552 |
| 7 | MLIWestern Africa | 68.0618 |
| 8 | TZAEastern Africa | 65.7940 |
| 9 | CAFMiddle Africa | 65.4185 |
| 10 | GNBWestern Africa | 65.1609 |
| 11 | MWIEastern Africa | 64.9198 |
| 12 | UGAEastern Africa | 64.7500 |
| 13 | ETHEastern Africa | 63.6280 |
| 14 | SSDEastern Africa | 63.3312 |
| 15 | CODMiddle Africa | 60.9301 |
| 16 | ZMBEastern Africa | 59.1117 |
| 17 | ZWEEastern Africa | 58.6056 |
| 18 | ERIEastern Africa | 57.0156 |
| 19 | GNQMiddle Africa | 56.1792 |
| 20 | MDAEastern Europe | 55.9072 |
| 21 | AGOMiddle Africa | 55.5597 |
| 22 | PRKEastern Asia | 54.4716 |
| 23 | BFAWestern Africa | 52.9488 |
| 24 | KENEastern Africa | 51.2115 |
| 25 | RWAEastern Africa | 50.1424 |
| 26 | BTNSouthern Asia | 49.9154 |
| 27 | GINWestern Africa | 49.7790 |
| 28 | CIVWestern Africa | 47.6735 |
| 29 | SLEWestern Africa | 47.0544 |
| 30 | TJKCentral Asia | 46.6902 |
| 31 | HTICaribbean | 46.5641 |
| 32 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 46.4676 |
| 33 | AFGSouthern Asia | 45.9834 |
| 34 | VUTMelanesia | 44.6876 |
| 35 | INDSouthern Asia | 44.6755 |
| 36 | CMRMiddle Africa | 44.0320 |
| 37 | BENWestern Africa | 43.3085 |
| 38 | LBRWestern Africa | 43.2287 |
| 39 | SLBMelanesia | 43.0535 |
| 40 | TGOWestern Africa | 42.7445 |
| 41 | BGDSouthern Asia | 42.5477 |
| 42 | GEOWestern Asia | 41.0547 |
| 43 | SDNNorthern Africa | 39.6820 |
| 44 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 39.3611 |
| 45 | FJIMelanesia | 39.2621 |
| 46 | NGAWestern Africa | 38.8249 |
| 47 | PAKSouthern Asia | 38.3115 |
| 48 | COGMiddle Africa | 37.4274 |
| 49 | GHAWestern Africa | 37.4160 |
| 50 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 36.9000 |
| 51 | PNGMelanesia | 36.0296 |
| 52 | AZEWestern Asia | 35.9329 |
| 53 | ALBSouthern Europe | 35.8619 |
| 54 | COMEastern Africa | 35.6951 |
| 55 | MRTWestern Africa | 35.2203 |
| 56 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 32.6124 |
| 57 | YEMWestern Asia | 32.0632 |
| 58 | MARNorthern Africa | 31.9915 |
| 59 | ECUSouth America | 31.7947 |
| 60 | NICCentral America | 31.6904 |
| 61 | PERSouth America | 31.5878 |
| 62 | LSOSouthern Africa | 31.4884 |
| 63 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 31.3895 |
| 64 | GTMCentral America | 30.5954 |
| 65 | GABMiddle Africa | 30.2532 |
| 66 | SOMEastern Africa | 30.0504 |
| 67 | WSMPolynesia | 30.0365 |
| 68 | GMBWestern Africa | 29.7712 |
| 69 | MNGEastern Asia | 29.5268 |
| 70 | ARMWestern Asia | 29.3867 |
| 71 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 29.3087 |
| 72 | TONPolynesia | 28.6623 |
| 73 | BOLSouth America | 27.8785 |
| 74 | UZBCentral Asia | 27.1861 |
| 75 | LKASouthern Asia | 27.1241 |
| 76 | SENWestern Africa | 26.5366 |
| 77 | NPLSouthern Asia | 24.9528 |
| 78 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 24.5081 |
| 79 | TKMCentral Asia | 23.8505 |
| 80 | CHNEastern Asia | 23.5999 |
| 81 | NAMSouthern Africa | 23.5926 |
| 82 | HNDCentral America | 23.5721 |
| 83 | PRYSouth America | 21.2745 |
| 84 | EGYNorthern Africa | 20.3791 |
| 85 | SRBSouthern Europe | 19.6370 |
| 86 | BWASouthern Africa | 19.4434 |
| 87 | BLZCentral America | 17.7507 |
| 88 | TURWestern Asia | 17.7175 |
| 89 | KGZCentral Asia | 17.6716 |
| 90 | CUBCaribbean | 17.0376 |
| 91 | SYRWestern Asia | 16.9133 |
| 92 | CRICentral America | 16.5445 |
| 93 | PANCentral America | 16.1703 |
| 94 | IRNSouthern Asia | 16.1000 |
| 95 | JAMCaribbean | 15.9364 |
| 96 | COLSouth America | 15.8123 |
| 97 | SLVCentral America | 15.7958 |
| 98 | GUYSouth America | 15.6309 |
| 99 | UKREastern Europe | 14.1222 |
| 100 | TUNNorthern Africa | 13.6012 |
| 101 | KAZCentral Asia | 13.4575 |
| 102 | SWZSouthern Africa | 13.4435 |
| 103 | MDVSouthern Asia | 13.3164 |
| 104 | MEXCentral America | 13.1176 |
| 105 | BIHSouthern Europe | 12.8188 |
| 106 | STPMiddle Africa | 12.6008 |
| 107 | ROUEastern Europe | 12.2551 |
| 108 | MKDSouthern Europe | 11.5264 |
| 109 | CPVWestern Africa | 11.1697 |
| 110 | LBYNorthern Africa | 10.9677 |
| 111 | BLREastern Europe | 10.8924 |
| 112 | VCTCaribbean | 10.5760 |
| 113 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 10.4702 |
| 114 | DZANorthern Africa | 10.4652 |
| 115 | GRCSouthern Europe | 10.2879 |
| 116 | VENSouth America | 9.7834 |
| 117 | POLEastern Europe | 9.5868 |
| 118 | LCACaribbean | 9.3233 |
| 119 | BRASouth America | 9.3141 |
| 120 | URYSouth America | 9.0973 |
| 121 | DOMCaribbean | 8.9529 |
| 122 | IRQWestern Asia | 8.7586 |
| 123 | ARGSouth America | 7.7668 |
| 124 | SURSouth America | 7.5608 |
| 125 | MNESouthern Europe | 7.5050 |
| 126 | LVANorthern Europe | 7.4015 |
| 127 | CHLSouth America | 7.1847 |
| 128 | BGREastern Europe | 6.5838 |
| 129 | PSEWestern Asia | 6.4529 |
| 130 | HRVSouthern Europe | 6.2480 |
| 131 | RUSEastern Europe | 6.0649 |
| 132 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 6.0121 |
| 133 | LTUNorthern Europe | 5.6898 |
| 134 | TTOCaribbean | 5.5980 |
| 135 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.4629 |
| 136 | KOREastern Asia | 5.3712 |
| 137 | MUSEastern Africa | 5.3179 |
| 138 | OMNWestern Asia | 5.2490 |
| 139 | HUNEastern Europe | 4.7415 |
| 140 | IRLNorthern Europe | 4.4797 |
| 141 | SVNSouthern Europe | 4.1070 |
| 142 | ISLNorthern Europe | 4.0433 |
| 143 | ITASouthern Europe | 4.0116 |
| 144 | ESPSouthern Europe | 3.9051 |
| 145 | AUTWestern Europe | 3.8638 |
| 146 | FINNorthern Europe | 3.7176 |
| 147 | LBNWestern Asia | 3.6228 |
| 148 | JORWestern Asia | 3.3047 |
| 149 | SVKEastern Europe | 3.2580 |
| 150 | JPNEastern Asia | 3.2571 |
| 151 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.1708 |
| 152 | ESTNorthern Europe | 3.0823 |
| 153 | BRBCaribbean | 2.9700 |
| 154 | PRTSouthern Europe | 2.8663 |
| 155 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7660 |
| 156 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.7317 |
| 157 | CZEEastern Europe | 2.6100 |
| 158 | CHEWestern Europe | 2.5032 |
| 159 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.3500 |
| 160 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 2.2969 |
| 161 | PYFPolynesia | 2.2555 |
| 162 | DNKNorthern Europe | 2.1028 |
| 163 | AREWestern Asia | 2.0583 |
| 164 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.0504 |
| 165 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.0275 |
| 166 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.0153 |
| 167 | NCLMelanesia | 1.9058 |
| 168 | GUMMicronesia | 1.7951 |
| 169 | VIRCaribbean | 1.7897 |
| 170 | USANorthern America | 1.7464 |
| 171 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.7289 |
| 172 | CANNorthern America | 1.5507 |
| 173 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.3365 |
| 174 | QATWestern Asia | 1.3358 |
| 175 | PRICaribbean | 1.3163 |
| 176 | DJIEastern Africa | 1.3103 |
| 177 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.1317 |
| 178 | DEUWestern Europe | 1.1136 |
| 179 | BELWestern Europe | 1.0075 |
| 180 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.9813 |
| 181 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.9526 |
| 182 | BHSCaribbean | 0.9339 |
| 183 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.9150 |
| 184 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.7595 |
| 185 | MACEastern Asia | 0.4001 |
| 186 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.2017 |
| 187 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1082 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Burundi85.3195
- 2
Niger75.3290
- 3
Mozambique73.1793
- 4
Chad71.6690
- 5
Madagascar71.4402
Lowest
- 187
Singapore0.1082
- 186
Hong Kong0.2017
- 185
Macau0.4001
- 184
Luxembourg0.7595
- 183
Israel0.9150
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.1000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 187values changed, of 187 in both
- 127 · 60rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Bosnia and Herzegovina19.0404 → 12.8188−6.2216
Zimbabwe62.3980 → 58.6056−3.7924
Myanmar49.7566 → 46.4676−3.2890
Cambodia39.8681 → 36.9000−2.9681
Mongolia32.2994 → 29.5268−2.7726
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 2020.
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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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (2020). Employment in Agriculture, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2020
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07Questions
Employment in Agriculture, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest employment in agriculture in Employment in Agriculture, 2020?
Burundi, at 85.3195, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Employment in Agriculture, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Employment in Agriculture, 2020 cover?
187.
Where can I download Employment in Agriculture, 2020?
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, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Employment in Agriculture, 2025.