Share of Employment in Agriculture

This key economic indicator for the Agriculture sector has been recently updated.

  1. Albania was down by 0.6points of Share of Employment in Agriculture in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2012 Ivory Coast Share of Employment in Agriculture increased 0.5points year on year close to 41.89 Percent of Total Employment.
  3. In 2019 Bhutan was number 4 in Share of Employment in Agriculture.
  4. In 2014 Tanzania was ranked number 1 in Share of Employment in Agriculture attaining 68.1 Percent of Total Employment, from 97 in 2013.

Top Countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture

Percent of Total Employment - 1947 to 2019

# 103 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Tanzania
68.10 % 2014 NA NA View data
2 #2
Zimbabwe
67.20 % 2014 NA NA View data
3 #3
Mali
62.12 % 2019 -1.4 % -1.4 % View data
4 #4
Bhutan
55.43 % 2019 -0.9 % -0.4 % View data
5 #5
Ivory Coast
41.89 % 2017 -13.1 % +0.5 % View data
6 #6
Bangladesh
40.59 % 2017 -4.8 % NA View data
7 #7
Albania
38.38 % 2019 -0.6 % -2.1 % View data
8 #8
Pakistan
37.71 % 2019 +0.8 % -2.2 % View data
9 #9
Morocco
37.20 % 2014 -2.1 % -1.7 % View data
10 #10
Azerbaijan
36.05 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.4 % View data
11 #11
Armenia
31.34 % 2017 -6.7 % NA View data
12 #12
Bolivia
31.06 % 2018 +1.9 % NA View data
13 #13
Guatemala
30.86 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.4 % View data
14 #14
Thailand
30.83 % 2019 -4.1 % -1.6 % View data
15 #15
Ecuador
29.74 % 2019 +3.2 % +3.3 % View data
16 #16
Vietnam
29.57 % 2019 -21.6 % -8.6 % View data
17 #17
Yemen
29.20 % 2014 NA NA View data
18 #18
Indonesia
29.02 % 2019 -2.1 % -3.3 % View data
19 #19
Mongolia
26.36 % 2019 -1.1 % -1.2 % View data
20 #20
Sri Lanka
25.48 % 2019 -1.7 % -2.5 % View data
21 #21
Egypt
24.25 % 2019 -1.6 % -2.5 % View data
22 #22
Philippines
24.19 % 2019 -0.4 % -4.5 % View data
23 #23
Zambia
24.16 % 2018 +2.6 % NA View data
24 #24
Samoa
21.92 % 2017 NA +32.5 % View data
25 #25
Namibia
21.59 % 2019 -4.4 % -5.9 % View data
26 #26
Romania
21.47 % 2019 -3.7 % -5.4 % View data
27 #27
Moldova
20.96 % 2019 -41.9 % -7.2 % View data
28 #28
Kyrgyzstan
20.61 % 2019 +0.9 % -8.2 % View data
29 #29
Fiji
19.09 % 2016 NA -15.1 % View data
30 #30
Cuba
18.90 % 2014 +1.6 % +0.3 % View data
31 #31
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17.96 % 2019 +14.2 % +1.0 % View data
32 #32
Turkey
17.81 % 2019 -3.4 % -3.3 % View data
33 #33
Belize
17.53 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.1 % View data
34 #34
Iran
17.30 % 2019 -2.2 % -0.7 % View data
35 #35
Colombia
16.46 % 2019 -1.5 % +0.3 % View data
36 #36
Serbia
15.80 % 2019 -0.8 % -4.5 % View data
37 #37
Jamaica
15.22 % 2019 -6.2 % -3.8 % View data
38 #38
Ukraine
14.71 % 2019 -2.0 % -0.1 % View data
39 #39
Panama
14.02 % 2019 -1.3 % -2.2 % View data
40 #40
Tunisia
13.73 % 2019 -1.8 % -1.5 % View data
41 #41
Kazakhstan
13.13 % 2019 -8.0 % -9.9 % View data
42 #42
Mexico
12.38 % 2019 -2.5 % -1.9 % View data
43 #43
Greece
12.05 % 2019 -1.8 % -2.4 % View data
44 #44
Costa Rica
11.93 % 2019 -3.2 % +1.4 % View data
45 #45
Malaysia
10.47 % 2019 -1.5 % NA View data
46 #46
Saint Lucia
10.20 % 2016 -7.8 % NA View data
47 #47
Brazil
9.40 % 2019 -1.1 % -2.0 % View data
48 #48
Poland
9.27 % 2019 -3.2 % -4.2 % View data
49 #49
Chile
8.94 % 2019 -3.0 % -1.0 % View data
50 #50
Dominican Republic
8.93 % 2019 -4.3 % -4.5 % View data
51 #51
Algeria
8.82 % 2019 -1.3 % -0.8 % View data
52 #52
Uruguay
8.47 % 2019 +1.3 % -1.5 % View data
53 #53
Montenegro
8.24 % 2019 +2.8 % +7.8 % View data
54 #54
Lithuania
6.88 % 2019 -4.2 % -5.6 % View data
55 #55
Latvia
6.58 % 2019 -5.5 % -2.6 % View data
56 #56
Bulgaria
6.50 % 2019 -1.2 % -1.5 % View data
57 #57
Palestine
5.90 % 2019 -7.8 % -10.7 % View data
58 #58
New Zealand
5.78 % 2019 -0.1 % -1.6 % View data
59 #59
Croatia
5.76 % 2019 -7.5 % -9.5 % View data
60 #60
Russia
5.62 % 2019 -4.4 % -3.5 % View data
61 #61
Portugal
5.61 % 2019 -7.2 % -8.3 % View data
62 #62
South Africa
5.28 % 2019 +2.4 % +2.6 % View data
63 #63
Slovenia
5.06 % 2019 -7.0 % -12.0 % View data
64 #64
Taiwan
4.86 % 2019 -0.8 % -0.4 % View data
65 #65
Hungary
4.84 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.8 % View data
66 #66
Ireland
4.65 % 2019 -2.1 % -3.0 % View data
67 #67
South Korea
4.60 % 2019 -7.5 % -3.8 % View data
68 #68
Spain
4.11 % 2019 -2.3 % -0.7 % View data
69 #69
Seychelles
3.75 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.8 % View data
70 #70
Iceland
3.72 % 2019 -7.4 % -3.8 % View data
71 #71
Italy
3.70 % 2019 -1.6 % +0.3 % View data
72 #72
Austria
3.63 % 2019 -1.8 % -5.6 % View data
73 #73
Finland
3.58 % 2019 -3.3 % -3.3 % View data
74 #74
Japan
3.30 % 2019 -3.5 % -1.8 % View data
75 #75
Trinidad and Tobago
3.19 % 2019 -1.1 % -2.4 % View data
76 #76
Estonia
3.12 % 2019 -5.4 % -4.2 % View data
77 #77
Switzerland
2.93 % 2019 -1.0 % -3.3 % View data
78 #78
Saudi Arabia
2.82 % 2019 +11.9 % -11.7 % View data
79 #79
Czech Republic
2.70 % 2019 -3.8 % -0.4 % View data
80 #80
Barbados
2.66 % 2019 -1.9 % -0.4 % View data
81 #81
Australia
2.56 % 2019 -2.3 % -1.8 % View data
82 #82
France
2.42 % 2019 -2.2 % -3.0 % View data
83 #83
Suriname
2.35 % 2015 NA NA View data
84 #84
Slovakia
2.20 % 2019 -4.2 % -8.9 % View data
85 #85
Cyprus
2.17 % 2019 +0.2 % -13.3 % View data
86 #86
Denmark
2.16 % 2019 -3.3 % -2.7 % View data
87 #87
Norway
1.98 % 2019 -6.1 % -2.5 % View data
88 #88
Netherlands
1.84 % 2019 -2.7 % -2.7 % View data
89 #89
Sweden
1.67 % 2019 -1.0 % -3.1 % View data
90 #90
Canada
1.51 % 2019 +1.6 % -2.5 % View data
91 #91
United Arab Emirates
1.46 % 2018 +60.9 % NA View data
92 #92
United States
1.36 % 2019 -0.9 % +0.1 % View data
93 #93
Germany
1.17 % 2019 -6.1 % -3.9 % View data
94 #94
Qatar
1.09 % 2019 -5.2 % NA View data
95 #95
United Kingdom
1.06 % 2019 -0.0 % -3.1 % View data
96 #96
Belgium
0.98 % 2019 -1.1 % -4.2 % View data
97 #97
Malta
0.95 % 2019 -4.9 % -6.0 % View data
98 #98
Luxembourg
0.92 % 2019 -4.3 % -8.1 % View data
99 #99
Israel
0.86 % 2019 -7.8 % -4.7 % View data
100 #100
Paraguay
0.80 % 2019 -11.1 % -6.2 % View data
101 #101
Peru
0.67 % 2018 NA NA View data
102 #102
Cayman Islands
0.35 % 2019 -14.6 % -13.4 % View data
103 #103
Argentina
0.10 % 2018 +60.7 % -31.2 % View data

Source: FAO

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