Papua New Guinea - Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)

Since 2014, Papua New Guinea Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) was down by 1.8points year on year. At 56.15 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, the country was ranked number 23 among other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate). Papua New Guinea is overtaken by Vanuatu, which was ranked number 22 with 56.78 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Bhutan with 55.78 Percent of Total Employment. Burundi ranked the highest with 86.21 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, a fall of 0.1points versus 2018. Somalia, Malawi and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Brunei witnessed the best average annual growth at +28.8points per year, while Argentina recorded the worst performance at -35.8points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 56.15
2018 57.32
2017 58.15
2016 59.00
2015 59.80
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How does Papua New Guinea rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)?

# 184 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burundi
86.21 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
80.28 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
22 #22
Vanuatu
56.78 % 2019 -1.5 % -1.9 % View data
23 #23
Papua New Guinea
56.15 % 2019 -2.0 % -1.8 % View data
24 #24
Bhutan
55.78 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.3 % View data
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