economic2025
Female 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
21.6%
Median: 9.6%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Burundi
93.1%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi93.1%
2Mozambique81.8%
3Niger78.3%
4Bangladesh74.7%
5Afghanistan74.6%
By Region
Africa30.5%(9 countries)
Other28.6%(106 countries)
Asia19.4%(26 countries)
South America10.3%(7 countries)
North America5.5%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (93.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.6%)
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 | 93.1% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.8% |
| 3 | Niger | 78.3% |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 74.7% |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 74.6% |
| 6 | Chad | 74.4% |
| 7 | Malawi | 71.2% |
| 8 | Uganda | 70.8% |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 68.5% |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.4% |
| 11 | Madagascar | 68.3% |
| 12 | Pakistan | 68.0% |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67.4% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 66.8% |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.2% |
| 16 | South Sudan | 65.4% |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 61.4% |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 61.1% |
| 19 | Mali | 60.9% |
| 20 | India | 59.8% |
| 21 | Eritrea | 58.1% |
| 22 | Zambia | 58.0% |
| 23 | North Korea | 57.8% |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 56.2% |
| 25 | Angola | 55.9% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 53.8% |
| 27 | Kenya | 53.4% |
| 28 | Moldova, Republic of | 51.3% |
| 29 | Bhutan | 51.3% |
| 30 | Sudan | 50.2% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 50.0% |
| 32 | Guinea | 48.3% |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 46.7% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 46.3% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 44.8% |
| 36 | Liberia | 44.4% |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 44.0% |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 43.8% |
| 39 | Yemen | 43.5% |
| 40 | Rwanda | 43.1% |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.0% |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 38.9% |
| 43 | Republic of The Gambia | 38.9% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 38.7% |
| 45 | Morocco | 38.3% |
| 46 | Myanmar | 37.8% |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 37.6% |
| 48 | Georgia | 36.4% |
| 49 | Nepal | 35.9% |
| 50 | Albania | 35.7% |
| 51 | Cambodia | 35.6% |
| 52 | Fiji | 35.0% |
| 53 | Somalia | 34.3% |
| 54 | Comoros | 34.1% |
| 55 | Togo | 33.6% |
| 56 | Benin | 33.6% |
| 57 | Haiti | 32.3% |
| 58 | Armenia | 31.2% |
| 59 | Ecuador | 30.8% |
| 60 | Mauritania | 29.5% |
| 61 | Ghana | 28.6% |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 27.0% |
| 63 | Gabon | 26.0% |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 26.0% |
| 65 | Indonesia | 25.3% |
| 66 | Thailand | 24.8% |
| 67 | Mongolia | 24.7% |
| 68 | Bolivia | 24.5% |
| 69 | Senegal | 24.5% |
| 70 | Vietnam | 24.4% |
| 71 | Nigeria | 23.6% |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 21.8% |
| 73 | Peru | 21.7% |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.6% |
| 75 | Namibia | 21.3% |
| 76 | Lesotho | 19.8% |
| 77 | People's Republic of China | 18.7% |
| 78 | Türkiye | 18.0% |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% |
| 80 | Egypt | 17.5% |
| 81 | Serbia | 17.3% |
| 82 | Guatemala | 15.8% |
| 83 | Samoa | 15.4% |
| 84 | Iraq | 13.9% |
| 85 | Philippines | 13.3% |
| 86 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.7% |
| 87 | Tonga | 12.7% |
| 88 | Ukraine | 11.6% |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.2% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 10.7% |
| 91 | Eswatini | 10.7% |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 9.7% |
| 93 | Panama | 9.6% |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% |
| 95 | Maldives | 9.4% |
| 96 | Greece | 9.2% |
| 97 | Romania | 8.4% |
| 98 | Tunisia | 8.4% |
| 99 | Jamaica | 8.0% |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.9% |
| 101 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.6% |
| 102 | Botswana | 7.6% |
| 103 | Belize | 6.8% |
| 104 | Guyana | 6.7% |
| 105 | Libya | 6.5% |
| 106 | Belarus | 6.4% |
| 107 | Cuba | 6.4% |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 6.3% |
| 109 | State of Palestine | 6.3% |
| 110 | Colombia | 5.9% |
| 111 | Suriname | 5.7% |
| 112 | Honduras | 5.3% |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 4.9% |
| 114 | Poland | 4.8% |
| 115 | Malaysia | 4.7% |
| 116 | South Korea | 4.6% |
| 117 | El Salvador | 4.5% |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.5% |
| 119 | Mexico | 4.5% |
| 120 | Latvia | 3.8% |
| 121 | Algeria | 3.8% |
| 122 | New Zealand | 3.8% |
| 123 | South Africa | 3.8% |
| 124 | Uruguay | 3.7% |
| 125 | Argentina | 3.6% |
| 126 | Lithuania | 3.5% |
| 127 | Montenegro | 3.4% |
| 128 | Chile | 3.4% |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 3.3% |
| 130 | Brazil | 3.2% |
| 131 | Mauritius | 3.2% |
| 132 | Slovenia | 2.9% |
| 133 | Croatia | 2.8% |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 2.7% |
| 135 | Venezuela | 2.6% |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% |
| 137 | Hungary | 2.4% |
| 138 | Austria | 2.3% |
| 139 | Japan | 2.3% |
| 140 | Italy | 2.0% |
| 141 | Spain | 1.9% |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9% |
| 143 | Iceland | 1.7% |
| 144 | Portugal | 1.7% |
| 145 | Finland | 1.7% |
| 146 | Czech Republic | 1.6% |
| 147 | Oman | 1.5% |
| 148 | Switzerland | 1.5% |
| 149 | Lebanon | 1.5% |
| 150 | Australia | 1.4% |
| 151 | Estonia | 1.4% |
| 152 | France | 1.4% |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% |
| 154 | Ireland | 1.1% |
| 155 | Netherlands | 1.1% |
| 156 | Norway | 1.1% |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1.1% |
| 158 | United States of America | 1.0% |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% |
| 160 | Slovakia | 0.9% |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.9% |
| 162 | Sweden | 0.9% |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0.8% |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 0.8% |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.8% |
| 166 | Denmark | 0.7% |
| 167 | Canada | 0.7% |
| 168 | Germany | 0.7% |
| 169 | Guam | 0.7% |
| 170 | Belgium | 0.6% |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 0.6% |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% |
| 174 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.4% |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% |
| 176 | Jordan | 0.4% |
| 177 | Israel | 0.4% |
| 178 | Macao | 0.3% |
| 179 | Malta | 0.3% |
| 180 | Bahamas | 0.2% |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0.2% |
| 182 | Hong Kong | 0.1% |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.1% |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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