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Share of people employed in agricultural sector

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Burundi85.1%
  2. 2Niger70.6%
  3. 3Central African Republic70.5%
  4. 4Lao PDR69.6%
  5. 5Mozambique69.5%
  6. 6Madagascar69.4%
  7. 7Chad69.1%
  8. 8Mali67.8%
  9. 9Uganda65.9%
  10. 10Tanzania65.4%
  11. 11Ethiopia62.4%
  12. 12Malawi61.7%
  13. 13Nepal61.2%
  14. 14Eritrea60.9%
  15. 15South Sudan59.2%
  16. 16Guinea58.2%
  17. 17Angola56.2%
  18. 18Equatorial Guinea55.9%
  19. 19Zambia55.4%
  20. 20Congo, Dem. Rep.55.1%
  21. 21Rwanda54.8%
  22. 22Zimbabwe52.5%
  23. 23Armenia52.3%
  24. 24Moldova51.1%
  25. 25Guinea-Bissau50%
  26. 26Korea, Dem. People's Rep.46.8%
  27. 27Afghanistan45.5%
  28. 28Cote d'Ivoire45.2%
  29. 29Myanmar45.2%
  30. 30Haiti44.7%
  31. 31Bhutan43.8%
  32. 32Vanuatu43.6%
  33. 33India43.5%
  34. 34Cameroon43.4%
  35. 35Sierra Leone43%
  36. 36Tajikistan42.7%
  37. 37Georgia39.9%
  38. 38Liberia38.9%
  39. 39Papua New Guinea38.7%
  40. 40Solomon Islands37.6%
  41. 41Timor-Leste36.8%
  42. 42Pakistan36.1%
  43. 43Cambodia36%
  44. 44Azerbaijan35.5%
  45. 45Ghana35.4%
  46. 46Bangladesh35.3%
  47. 47Albania34.9%
  48. 48Comoros34.4%
  49. 49Nigeria34.3%
  50. 50Viet Nam33%
  51. 51Mauritania32.7%
  52. 52Kenya32.3%
  53. 53Burkina Faso31.4%
  54. 54Togo30.3%
  55. 55Samoa30.2%
  56. 56Congo, Rep.30.2%
  57. 57Thailand30.1%
  58. 58Ecuador30%
  59. 59Morocco29.6%
  60. 60Lesotho29.2%
  61. 61Gabon29.2%
  62. 62Gambia, The29.1%
  63. 63Indonesia28.8%
  64. 64Yemen, Rep.28.6%
  65. 65Fiji28.1%
  66. 66Benin28%
  67. 67Nicaragua27.7%
  68. 68Guatemala26.7%
  69. 69Tonga26.3%
  70. 70Sri Lanka26.3%
  71. 71Mongolia26.1%
  72. 72Somalia, Fed. Rep.26%
  73. 73Bolivia24.4%
  74. 74Peru24%
  75. 75Kyrgyz Republic23.9%
  76. 76Honduras22.6%
  77. 77Philippines22.4%
  78. 78China22.3%
  79. 79Turkmenistan22.2%
  80. 80Senegal21.6%
  81. 81Namibia21.5%
  82. 82Serbia19.2%
  83. 83South Africa18.8%
  84. 84Egypt, Arab Rep.18.7%
  85. 85Botswana18%
  86. 86Romania17.9%
  87. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina17.6%
  88. 88Paraguay17.2%
  89. 89Cuba17.1%
  90. 90Belize15.6%
  91. 91Syrian Arab Republic15%
  92. 92El Salvador14.8%
  93. 93Panama14.7%
  94. 94Turkiye14.6%
  95. 95Jamaica14.6%
  96. 96Colombia14.4%
  97. 97Iran, Islamic Rep.14.3%
  98. 98Uzbekistan13.9%
  99. 99Eswatini13.8%
  100. 100Costa Rica13.4%
  101. 101Tunisia12.8%
  102. 102Kazakhstan12.1%
  103. 103Mexico12%
  104. 104Greece11.5%
  105. 105Guyana11.3%
  106. 106Sao Tome and Principe11.1%
  107. 107Venezuela, RB10.6%
  108. 108St. Lucia10.4%
  109. 109Belarus10%
  110. 110Cabo Verde9.9%
  111. 111Malaysia9.8%
  112. 112St. Vincent and the Grenadines9.6%
  113. 113Algeria9.3%
  114. 114North Macedonia9.3%
  115. 115Uruguay8.7%
  116. 116Libya8.7%
  117. 117Iraq8.2%
  118. 118Brazil8.2%
  119. 119Maldives7.7%
  120. 120Poland7.6%
  121. 121Dominican Republic7.4%
  122. 122Suriname7.4%
  123. 123Latvia6.8%
  124. 124Chile6.2%
  125. 125Oman6.1%
  126. 126Montenegro6%
  127. 127Russian Federation5.7%
  128. 128Bulgaria5.7%
  129. 129New Zealand5.6%
  130. 130Korea, Rep.5.3%
  131. 131Mauritius5.3%
  132. 132Lithuania5.1%
  133. 133Croatia4.7%
  134. 134Hungary4.4%
  135. 135Slovenia4%
  136. 136Ireland4%
  137. 137Iceland3.7%
  138. 138Spain3.6%
  139. 139Finland3.6%
  140. 140Italy3.6%
  141. 141Lebanon3.4%
  142. 142Jordan3.2%
  143. 143Austria3.1%
  144. 144Japan3%
  145. 145Portugal2.9%
  146. 146Trinidad and Tobago2.9%
  147. 147Bahamas, The2.9%
  148. 148Saudi Arabia2.8%
  149. 149Czechia2.7%
  150. 150Barbados2.6%
  151. 151Estonia2.6%
  152. 152France2.5%
  153. 153Norway2.5%
  154. 154Slovak Republic2.4%
  155. 155Cyprus2.4%
  156. 156Australia2.1%
  157. 157French Polynesia2.1%
  158. 158Denmark2%
  159. 159Kuwait1.9%
  160. 160Netherlands1.9%
  161. 161Switzerland1.9%
  162. 162New Caledonia1.8%
  163. 163Sweden1.8%
  164. 164Qatar1.7%
  165. 165United States1.6%
  166. 166Brunei Darussalam1.5%
  167. 167United Arab Emirates1.3%
  168. 168Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.3%
  169. 169Canada1.3%
  170. 170Germany1.2%
  171. 171Puerto Rico (US)1.2%
  172. 172Djibouti1.1%
  173. 173Malta1.1%
  174. 174Belgium1.1%
  175. 175United Kingdom0.99%
  176. 176Bahrain0.88%
  177. 177Luxembourg0.87%
  178. 178Israel0.76%
  179. 179Argentina0.61%
  180. 180Macao SAR, China0.51%
  181. 181Guam0.23%
  182. 182Hong Kong SAR, China0.21%
  183. 183Singapore0.09%

Share of people employed in agricultural sector