Data for 2024

Employment in Agriculture, 2024

Name: Employment in Agriculture, 2024
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment in Agriculture, 2024 covers 182 countries. Burundi is highest, at 85.394; Singapore is lowest, at 0.098. The middle country reads 14.730. Against 2023, 182 values changed (20 up, 162 down), 2 left.

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Employment in Agriculture · Data for 2024

HighestBurundi

85.394

LowestSingapore

0.098

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

182countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
182distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Employment in Agriculture, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.394
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	73.461
3	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.073
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	71.871
5	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	69.518
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	68.912
7	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	66.053
8	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	65.411
9	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.239
10	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	65.090
11	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.536
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	61.701
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	61.008
14	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	58.899
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	55.992
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	55.324
17	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	55.170
18	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.107
19	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	54.295
20	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	52.234
21	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	52.155
22	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	51.454
23	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	50.839
24	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	48.240
25	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	46.713
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.503
27	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	46.346
28	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	46.259
29	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	45.357
30	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.086
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	44.736
32	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	44.635
33	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.118
34	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	43.204
35	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42.749
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	42.373
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	42.355
38	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	41.874
39	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.050
40	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.283
41	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	37.465
42	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	36.758
43	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.544
44	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.503
45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.108
46	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.186
47	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	34.767
48	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	34.692
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	34.165
50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	34.101
51	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.065
52	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	32.796
53	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.587
54	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.815
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	31.426
56	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	31.124
57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	30.669
58	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	30.648
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.285
60	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	29.448
61	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.081
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	28.986
63	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	28.304
64	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.268
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.960
66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	27.735
67	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	27.481
68	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.260
69	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.317
70	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	25.874
71	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	25.647
72	Bolivia`BOL`South America	24.923
73	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	24.237
74	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.484
75	Peru`PER`South America	23.419
76	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.641
77	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.628
78	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	22.222
79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22.216
80	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	21.186
81	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	18.567
82	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	18.106
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	17.977
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	17.116
85	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	16.445
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	16.390
87	Panama`PAN`Central America	16.357
88	Paraguay`PRY`South America	16.216
89	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	16.007
90	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	15.843
91	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	14.908
92	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	14.551
93	Colombia`COL`South America	14.254
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	14.245
95	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14.072
96	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.766
97	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.709
98	Guyana`GUY`South America	12.563
99	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	12.321
100	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	11.774
101	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	11.647
102	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	11.633
103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	11.606
104	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.264
105	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.988
106	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.520
107	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.747
108	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	9.662
109	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	9.567
110	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	9.437
111	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	9.340
112	Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.902
113	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	8.763
114	Uruguay`URY`South America	8.310
115	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.177
116	Brazil`BRA`South America	7.716
117	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	7.674
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.248
119	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.189
120	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.093
121	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	6.925
122	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	6.502
123	Chile`CHL`South America	6.225
124	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.054
125	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	5.533
126	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.439
127	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.237
128	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5.197
129	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4.894
130	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	4.845
131	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4.844
132	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4.654
133	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4.486
134	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	4.346
135	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	4.244
136	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.954
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3.773
138	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	3.700
139	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.570
140	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3.473
141	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3.426
142	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	3.202
143	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	3.069
144	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.882
145	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.856
146	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.827
147	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.816
148	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.573
149	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.563
150	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.391
151	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.295
152	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.242
153	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.231
154	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.197
155	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	2.109
156	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	1.993
157	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.927
158	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.813
159	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.800
160	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.746
161	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.666
162	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.662
163	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.628
164	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.612
165	United States`USA`Northern America	1.569
166	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.478
167	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.302
168	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.237
169	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.190
170	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.169
171	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.130
172	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.093
173	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.009
174	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.908
175	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.897
176	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.873
177	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.856
178	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.801
179	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.784
180	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.381
181	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.186
182	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.098

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi85.394
2Niger73.461
3Mozambique73.073
4Chad71.871
5Madagascar69.518

Lowest

182Singapore0.098
181Hong Kong0.186
180Macau0.381
179Israel0.784
178Bahamas0.801

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 14.730. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
20 · 162rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ecuador29.998 → 32.587+2.590
Panama14.708 → 16.357+1.649
Latvia5.835 → 6.925+1.089
North Macedonia7.771 → 8.763+0.992
Estonia2.594 → 3.069+0.474

Fell most

Rwanda51.869 → 36.503−15.367
Saint Lucia9.929 → 7.674−2.256
Timor-Leste48.387 → 46.346−2.041
Poland8.487 → 6.502−1.984
Costa Rica13.411 → 11.774−1.637

− Lebanon

− South 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

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 2024.
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ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Employment in Agriculture, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-employment/2024

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