economic2025
Share of employment in agriculture
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.0%
Median: 14.4%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Burundi
85.3%
Lowest
Singapore
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi85.3%
2Mozambique73.0%
3Niger73.0%
4Chad71.7%
5Madagascar69.2%
By Region
Africa31.8%(9 countries)
Other29.3%(106 countries)
Asia16.1%(26 countries)
South America14.1%(7 countries)
North America10.8%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (85.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.0%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 85.3% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 73.0% |
| 3 | Niger | 73.0% |
| 4 | Chad | 71.7% |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.6% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 66.1% |
| 8 | Malawi | 65.0% |
| 9 | Uganda | 64.9% |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64.6% |
| 11 | South Sudan | 63.8% |
| 12 | Mali | 63.0% |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.1% |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 60.1% |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58.5% |
| 16 | Eritrea | 55.5% |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.3% |
| 18 | Zambia | 54.5% |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 54.3% |
| 20 | North Korea | 54.1% |
| 21 | Angola | 51.9% |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 51.8% |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 51.6% |
| 24 | Moldova, Republic of | 50.5% |
| 25 | Guinea | 47.4% |
| 26 | Haiti | 46.6% |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | 46.0% |
| 28 | Kenya | 45.8% |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.4% |
| 30 | Myanmar | 45.0% |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 44.5% |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 44.5% |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 44.3% |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 43.3% |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 42.5% |
| 36 | Bhutan | 42.4% |
| 37 | Cameroon | 41.9% |
| 38 | India | 41.6% |
| 39 | Liberia | 41.1% |
| 40 | Benin | 40.2% |
| 41 | Sudan | 39.8% |
| 42 | Togo | 37.6% |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 36.9% |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 36.4% |
| 45 | Pakistan | 36.2% |
| 46 | Fiji | 35.6% |
| 47 | Rwanda | 35.1% |
| 48 | Ghana | 34.6% |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 34.2% |
| 50 | Georgia | 34.0% |
| 51 | Comoros | 33.6% |
| 52 | Nigeria | 33.5% |
| 53 | Cambodia | 33.4% |
| 54 | Ecuador | 32.5% |
| 55 | Mauritania | 32.1% |
| 56 | Yemen | 31.6% |
| 57 | Lesotho | 30.9% |
| 58 | Albania | 30.8% |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 30.5% |
| 60 | Somalia | 30.0% |
| 61 | Senegal | 29.6% |
| 62 | Guatemala | 29.1% |
| 63 | Gabon | 28.9% |
| 64 | Thailand | 28.6% |
| 65 | Morocco | 27.9% |
| 66 | Republic of The Gambia | 27.6% |
| 67 | Indonesia | 27.3% |
| 68 | Mongolia | 27.0% |
| 69 | Armenia | 27.0% |
| 70 | Samoa | 26.9% |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 25.9% |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 25.2% |
| 73 | Vietnam | 25.0% |
| 74 | Bolivia | 24.7% |
| 75 | Tonga | 23.6% |
| 76 | Peru | 23.1% |
| 77 | Nepal | 22.9% |
| 78 | Honduras | 22.4% |
| 79 | Namibia | 22.3% |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 21.9% |
| 81 | People's Republic of China | 21.7% |
| 82 | Philippines | 20.5% |
| 83 | Botswana | 18.0% |
| 84 | Serbia | 18.0% |
| 85 | Egypt | 17.5% |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% |
| 87 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.3% |
| 88 | Belize | 16.1% |
| 89 | Panama | 16.0% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 16.0% |
| 91 | Cuba | 15.5% |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4% |
| 93 | Eswatini | 14.5% |
| 94 | Türkiye | 14.2% |
| 95 | Colombia | 14.2% |
| 96 | Ukraine | 14.1% |
| 97 | Jamaica | 13.9% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 13.9% |
| 99 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 13.6% |
| 100 | Tunisia | 12.5% |
| 101 | Guyana | 12.2% |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.1% |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 11.5% |
| 104 | Mexico | 11.4% |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 11.3% |
| 106 | Maldives | 11.3% |
| 107 | Romania | 10.9% |
| 108 | Greece | 10.7% |
| 109 | Libya | 10.0% |
| 110 | Algeria | 9.5% |
| 111 | Belarus | 9.5% |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 9.2% |
| 113 | Malaysia | 9.2% |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.1% |
| 115 | Venezuela | 8.9% |
| 116 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.5% |
| 117 | Iraq | 8.2% |
| 118 | Uruguay | 8.1% |
| 119 | Brazil | 7.6% |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 7.5% |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 7.0% |
| 122 | Argentina | 7.0% |
| 123 | Suriname | 7.0% |
| 124 | Latvia | 6.7% |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 6.3% |
| 126 | Poland | 6.2% |
| 127 | Chile | 6.1% |
| 128 | Oman | 5.9% |
| 129 | New Zealand | 5.4% |
| 130 | South Africa | 5.4% |
| 131 | Russian Federation | 5.1% |
| 132 | South Korea | 5.1% |
| 133 | Mauritius | 4.7% |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 4.7% |
| 135 | Lithuania | 4.7% |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5% |
| 137 | Croatia | 4.3% |
| 138 | Montenegro | 4.2% |
| 139 | Hungary | 4.1% |
| 140 | Ireland | 3.9% |
| 141 | Slovenia | 3.7% |
| 142 | Iceland | 3.6% |
| 143 | Lebanon | 3.5% |
| 144 | Finland | 3.5% |
| 145 | Spain | 3.4% |
| 146 | Italy | 3.3% |
| 147 | Jordan | 3.1% |
| 148 | Estonia | 3.0% |
| 149 | Japan | 2.8% |
| 150 | Portugal | 2.8% |
| 151 | Austria | 2.8% |
| 152 | Czech Republic | 2.7% |
| 153 | Norway | 2.5% |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% |
| 155 | France | 2.3% |
| 156 | Switzerland | 2.2% |
| 157 | Australia | 2.2% |
| 158 | Slovakia | 2.2% |
| 159 | Cyprus | 2.2% |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 1.9% |
| 161 | Kuwait | 1.9% |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 1.8% |
| 163 | Sweden | 1.8% |
| 164 | Netherlands | 1.7% |
| 165 | Denmark | 1.6% |
| 166 | Qatar | 1.6% |
| 167 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.6% |
| 168 | Guam | 1.6% |
| 169 | United States of America | 1.5% |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4% |
| 171 | Barbados | 1.2% |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.2% |
| 173 | Djibouti | 1.2% |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 1.1% |
| 175 | Canada | 1.1% |
| 176 | Germany | 1.1% |
| 177 | Belgium | 1.0% |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 0.9% |
| 179 | Malta | 0.9% |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 0.9% |
| 181 | Bahrain | 0.8% |
| 182 | Bahamas | 0.8% |
| 183 | Israel | 0.8% |
| 184 | Macao | 0.4% |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 0.2% |
| 186 | Singapore | 0.1% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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