Data for 2021

Employment in Agriculture, 2021

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2021
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2021, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2021 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.6601; Singapore is lowest, at 0.1078. The middle country reads 15.6650. Against 2020, 187 values changed (72 up, 115 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2021

HighestBurundi

85.6601

LowestSingapore

0.1078

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

187countries
1measure
2021the 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, 2021, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort

Employment in Agriculture, 2021: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.6601
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	74.9533
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.5139
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	72.1110
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	71.0617
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	69.8577
7	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	66.6586
8	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	66.6279
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	66.1172
10	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	65.9190
11	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.2502
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	64.2874
13	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	64.0806
14	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	63.4660
15	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	61.4143
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	57.8091
17	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	57.4075
18	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	56.7075
19	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	56.5984
20	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	56.2063
21	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.5219
22	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	55.1017
23	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	53.6225
24	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	53.4018
25	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.2355
26	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	50.2318
27	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.9703
28	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.8592
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.2213
30	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	47.2522
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	46.8348
32	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	46.7765
33	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	46.5899
34	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	45.1037
35	India`IND`Southern Asia	44.0792
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.8343
37	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.7764
38	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43.6836
39	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.4657
40	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43.4364
41	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.7112
42	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	40.1558
43	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	39.7475
44	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	39.0372
45	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	37.8436
46	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	37.6483
47	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.5097
48	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	37.2705
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	37.1316
50	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.0980
51	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.9690
52	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.8697
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.2675
54	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.2127
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	33.8048
56	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	32.4616
57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.1855
58	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	32.0327
59	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	31.8973
60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.6590
61	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.2338
62	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.9555
63	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	30.0726
64	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	30.0686
65	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.6482
66	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	29.6459
67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	29.3983
68	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	29.1746
69	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	29.0283
70	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.9872
71	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.3442
72	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.6474
73	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	27.2757
74	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	26.9945
75	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	26.7227
76	Peru`PER`South America	25.9253
77	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	24.9921
78	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	24.3255
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	23.4867
80	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	23.3792
81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22.8688
82	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.8002
83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.7143
84	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	19.2892
85	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	19.1456
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	18.5505
87	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	17.5934
88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.5264
89	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.1661
90	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	17.0642
91	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	16.8140
92	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	16.6917
93	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	15.7379
94	Panama`PAN`Central America	15.6650
95	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.2046
96	Colombia`COL`South America	15.1144
97	Guyana`GUY`South America	15.0837
98	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.9288
99	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14.8723
100	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.1162
101	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.4022
102	Mexico`MEX`Central America	13.3118
103	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	13.0286
104	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.8818
105	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	12.8283
106	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.6762
107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.7518
108	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.3577
109	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	11.1114
110	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	11.0815
111	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	11.0754
112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	10.9072
113	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.8196
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	10.3199
115	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10.2893
116	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10.2837
117	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.7779
118	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.4956
119	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.0965
120	Uruguay`URY`South America	8.9943
121	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.6191
122	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	8.0088
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.7501
124	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.3838
125	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	6.7986
126	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	6.7247
127	Chile`CHL`South America	6.5476
128	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.4223
129	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	6.3842
130	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.1718
131	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	6.0679
132	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.9205
133	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.6922
134	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	5.6409
135	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	5.3744
136	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.3470
137	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.3394
138	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	5.3128
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.8120
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.3808
141	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	4.0942
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4.0754
143	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	4.0503
144	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	4.0502
145	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.9504
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.7348
147	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.5763
148	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.2798
149	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.2146
150	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.1665
151	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.9309
152	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.8533
153	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.8264
154	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.6842
155	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.6655
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5475
157	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5148
158	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.4984
159	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.4175
160	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.3343
161	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.2674
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.2266
163	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.1469
164	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.0393
165	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.9909
166	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.9835
167	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.8811
168	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.7692
169	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.7690
170	United States`USA`Northern America	1.6624
171	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.6492
172	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.4057
173	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.3649
174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.3087
175	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.3079
176	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.2969
177	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.2118
178	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.1959
179	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.0913
180	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.9363
181	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.9213
182	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.8964
183	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.8839
184	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.7957
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.3950
186	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.1988
187	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.1078

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.6601
2Niger74.9533
3Mozambique73.5139
4Chad72.1110
5Madagascar71.0617

Lowest

187Singapore0.1078
186Hong Kong0.1988
185Macau0.3950
184Israel0.7957
183Malta0.8839

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.6650. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
72 · 115rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda50.1424 → 56.2063+6.0639
Bosnia and Herzegovina12.8188 → 18.5505+5.7317
Afghanistan45.9834 → 50.2318+4.2484
Senegal26.5366 → 29.3983+2.8617
Uganda64.7500 → 66.6586+1.9086

Fell most

Peru31.5878 → 25.9253−5.6626
Zimbabwe58.6056 → 53.6225−4.9831
Vietnam32.6124 → 29.0283−3.5841
Albania35.8619 → 33.8048−2.0571
Tonga28.6623 → 26.7227−1.9396

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.

How values are stored

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 2021.
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

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
187 rows · 7.1 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download agriculture-employment-2021-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
ILO’s own file, on its own site.
SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2021). Employment in Agriculture, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2021

0635 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Employment in Agriculture, 2020
187 countries
The year after ›
Employment in Agriculture, 2022
186 countries
All of them
Employment in Agriculture: every year
35 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions