Data for 2023

Employment in Agriculture, 2023

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2023
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2023, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2023 covers 184 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.588; Singapore is lowest, at 0.080. The middle country reads 14.675. Against 2022, 184 values changed (32 up, 152 down), 2 left.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2023

HighestBurundi

85.588

LowestSingapore

0.080

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

184countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
184distinct values16 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.588
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	74.191
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.051
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	71.928
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	69.892
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	69.388
7	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	65.893
8	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.870
9	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.299
10	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	65.162
11	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.846
12	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	63.761
13	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	62.211
14	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	62.175
15	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	59.524
16	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	56.355
17	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	55.969
18	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	55.449
19	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.436
20	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	54.493
21	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	52.697
22	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	52.407
23	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	51.869
24	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	51.291
25	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	51.123
26	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.024
27	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	48.387
28	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	47.156
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	47.077
30	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	46.674
31	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.556
32	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.366
33	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	45.245
34	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	45.063
35	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	44.629
36	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	43.813
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	43.514
38	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43.038
39	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	42.903
40	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	42.586
41	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.857
42	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.806
43	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.078
44	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.104
45	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.774
46	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.764
47	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	36.007
48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.634
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	35.305
50	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.139
51	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	34.705
52	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.619
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33.405
54	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	32.039
55	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.963
56	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	31.540
57	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	31.464
58	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.002
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.526
60	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	30.220
61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.998
62	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	29.808
63	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.315
64	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	29.188
65	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.097
66	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	29.068
67	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.779
68	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	28.392
69	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.067
70	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	26.983
71	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.456
72	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	26.128
73	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.079
74	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	24.781
75	Peru`PER`South America	23.967
76	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.951
77	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.982
78	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.942
79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22.801
80	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	22.264
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.037
82	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	18.454
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	18.288
84	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	17.999
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	17.573
86	Paraguay`PRY`South America	17.171
87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	16.837
88	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	16.771
89	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	16.569
90	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	16.139
91	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15.246
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	14.708
93	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	14.643
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	14.550
95	Colombia`COL`South America	14.396
96	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14.230
97	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.072
98	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	13.411
99	Guyana`GUY`South America	13.173
100	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.848
101	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.481
102	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	12.025
103	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	12.021
104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	11.965
105	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.915
106	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.476
107	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.596
108	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	10.112
109	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	9.929
110	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	9.900
111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	9.848
112	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	9.750
113	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	9.625
114	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.181
115	Uruguay`URY`South America	8.566
116	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	8.487
117	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.361
118	Brazil`BRA`South America	8.203
119	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	7.771
120	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.386
121	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.365
122	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.209
123	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.245
124	Chile`CHL`South America	6.208
125	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.143
126	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	5.835
127	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	5.611
128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.497
129	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.459
130	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.324
131	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.072
132	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	5.059
133	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4.660
134	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.632
135	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.624
136	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	4.459
137	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.428
138	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	4.024
139	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	3.777
140	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.617
141	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.594
142	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.513
143	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3.498
144	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.279
145	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.124
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.117
147	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3.107
148	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.005
149	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.908
150	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.741
151	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.594
152	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.506
153	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.461
154	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.395
155	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.242
156	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.161
157	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.150
158	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	2.068
159	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.020
160	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.951
161	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.813
162	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.810
163	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.769
164	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.691
165	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.673
166	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.665
167	United States`USA`Northern America	1.570
168	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.516
169	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.370
170	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.272
171	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.271
172	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.238
173	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.212
174	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.204
175	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.110
176	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.085
177	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.947
178	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.881
179	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.877
180	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.831
181	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.812
182	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.389
183	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.191
184	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.080

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.588
2Niger74.191
3Mozambique73.051
4Chad71.928
5Madagascar69.892

Lowest

184Singapore0.080
183Hong Kong0.191
182Macau0.389
181Israel0.812
180Bahamas0.831

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 14.675. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
184values changed, of 184 in both
32 · 152rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guatemala27.142 → 29.808+2.666
Zimbabwe53.324 → 55.449+2.126
Bangladesh43.669 → 45.366+1.698
Honduras21.464 → 22.982+1.519
Ireland3.862 → 4.632+0.770

Fell most

Vietnam33.462 → 26.983−6.480
Moldova55.381 → 51.123−4.257
Rwanda55.271 → 51.869−3.402
North Macedonia9.518 → 7.771−1.747
Albania33.754 → 32.039−1.716

− Palestine

− Sudan

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 2023.
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ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 184 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2023). Employment in Agriculture, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2023

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