economic2024

Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data143 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
70.3%
Median: 91.0%
Countries Covered
143
with available data
Highest
Niger
99.9%
Lowest
Spain
1.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger99.9%
2Benin99.8%
3Chad99.8%
4Mali99.8%
5Angola99.8%
By Region
Asia95.2%(13 countries)
North America91.9%(2 countries)
Africa88.8%(7 countries)
Other87.0%(83 countries)
South America70.6%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.9%)High (99.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.3%)

Asia (13)
North America (2)
Africa (7)
Other (83)
South America (7)
Europe (31)

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 2024; 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
1Niger99.9%
2Benin99.8%
3Chad99.8%
4Mali99.8%
5Angola99.8%
6Burundi99.7%
7Pakistan99.7%
8Sierra Leone99.7%
9Nigeria99.7%
10Burkina Faso99.6%
11Guinea-Bissau99.6%
12Rwanda99.6%
13Senegal99.6%
14Bolivia99.5%
15Comoros99.5%
16Madagascar99.5%
17Democratic Republic of the Congo99.4%
18Sudan99.3%
19Yemen99.2%
20Georgia99.2%
21Botswana99.2%
22Mozambique99.2%
23Afghanistan99.2%
24Cote d'Ivoire99.1%
25Lesotho99.1%
26United Republic of Tanzania99.1%
27Uganda99.0%
28Haiti99.0%
29Cambodia98.9%
30India98.9%
31Vietnam98.7%
32Zimbabwe98.6%
33Armenia98.5%
34Cameroon98.5%
35Togo98.5%
36Lao People's Democratic Republic98.2%
37Iraq98.2%
38Samoa98.1%
39Zambia98.0%
40Republic of The Gambia97.9%
41Egypt97.9%
42Maldives97.8%
43Honduras97.6%
44Ghana97.6%
45Liberia97.3%
46Mauritania97.3%
47Jamaica97.1%
48Timor-Leste97.1%
49Kenya97.1%
50Vanuatu96.8%
51Tonga96.7%
52Nicaragua96.6%
53Bangladesh96.5%
54El Salvador96.2%
55Cape Verde96.0%
56Malawi95.3%
57Ethiopia94.6%
58Guatemala94.1%
59Kiribati94.1%
60Indonesia94.0%
61Nepal93.9%
62Jordan93.6%
63Mongolia93.0%
64Peru92.9%
65Ecuador92.4%
66Panama91.7%
67Moldova, Republic of91.4%
68Sri Lanka91.4%
69Somalia91.4%
70Republic of the Congo91.2%
71State of Palestine91.0%
72Thailand91.0%
73Paraguay90.7%
74Venezuela90.4%
75Lebanon90.2%
76Mexico89.7%
77Dominican Republic89.0%
78South Korea87.5%
79Colombia87.1%
80Fiji86.7%
81Grenada86.1%
82Namibia85.9%
83Türkiye84.5%
84Myanmar82.7%
85Djibouti81.6%
86Saint Lucia81.5%
87Bosnia and Herzegovina80.5%
88Suriname80.4%
89Tunisia78.7%
90Guyana77.1%
91Barbados74.4%
92Brazil73.9%
93Kyrgyzstan73.1%
94Tajikistan70.4%
95Cook Islands70.3%
96Mauritius69.1%
97Serbia67.8%
98Nauru64.9%
99Marshall Islands64.7%
100Bahamas59.1%
101Costa Rica58.7%
102Brunei Darussalam57.7%
103Antigua and Barbuda57.2%
104Argentina54.2%
105Eswatini53.7%
106Uruguay50.2%
107Tuvalu49.8%
108Seychelles47.7%
109The Republic of North Macedonia47.1%
110Russian Federation44.2%
111Chile43.9%
112South Africa35.4%
113Poland29.6%
114Belgium15.4%
115Romania13.6%
116Lithuania13.4%
117Denmark11.6%
118Portugal11.4%
119Germany9.6%
120United Kingdom8.6%
121France8.3%
122Netherlands8.1%
123Greece7.8%
124Malta7.7%
125Ireland7.5%
126Norway7.5%
127Italy7.3%
128Sweden6.8%
129Latvia5.6%
130Switzerland5.5%
131Finland5.5%
132Luxembourg5.2%
133Hungary4.8%
134Bulgaria4.8%
135Slovakia4.5%
136Slovenia4.4%
137Austria4.3%
138Czech Republic4.2%
139Cyprus3.9%
140Iceland3.4%
141Croatia3.1%
142Estonia3.0%
143Spain1.9%
Showing 143 of 143 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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