Which Country Has the Most Workers in Agriculture?

Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) (%), 2020
Labour | February 1, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2020, Burundi ranked the highest in Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) with 92.0% followed by Somalia and Central African Republic. On the other end of the scale was Argentina with 0.087%, Hong Kong with 0.167% and Macao with 0.367%.

Average Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) reached 26.5% in 2020 in the World. This is 0.899 % more than in the previous year and -26.1 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, average Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) reached an all time high of 43.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 26.5% in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -1.54 % since 1960.

Data for more countries are available at Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) indicator page.

Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Burundi % 86.3% 86.0% 85.6% 85.3% 85.4%
Central African Republic % 71.9% 71.3% 70.9% 71.0% 70.9%
Chad % 71.1% 70.4% 70.0% 69.9% 69.8%
Congo (DRC) % 57.8% 57.0% 56.3% 56.3% 56.2%
Ethiopia % 66.9% 66.1% 65.1% 64.4% 63.5%
Guinea Bissau % 52.4% 51.9% 51.1% 51.2% 51.1%
Madagascar % 73.3% 72.6% 71.8% 71.5% 71.2%
Mali % 63.1% 63.0% 65.6% 68.1% 68.2%
Mozambique % 71.2% 70.7% 70.4% 70.5% 70.4%
Nepal % 63.5% 62.8% 62.2% 62.1% 62.0%
Niger % 72.3% 71.6% 71.0% 71.1% 71.1%
Somalia % 27.8% 27.4% 26.9% 26.9% 26.9%
Tanzania % 66.7% 66.2% 65.8% 65.8% 66.0%
Uganda % 70.7% 66.3% 61.4% 64.1% 66.7%
Zimbabwe % 64.7% 63.4% 62.4% 58.7% 53.6%