economic2025
Male 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
22.5%
Median: 16.7%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Burundi
77.0%
Lowest
Singapore
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi77.0%
2Madagascar70.1%
3Chad70.0%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic68.8%
5Niger68.7%
By Region
Africa33.0%(9 countries)
Other29.5%(106 countries)
South America16.8%(7 countries)
Asia15.6%(26 countries)
North America13.7%(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 (77.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
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 | 77.0% |
| 2 | Madagascar | 70.1% |
| 3 | Chad | 70.0% |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.8% |
| 5 | Niger | 68.7% |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 67.6% |
| 7 | Mali | 64.3% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 63.8% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 63.7% |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 62.5% |
| 11 | South Sudan | 62.2% |
| 12 | Uganda | 59.4% |
| 13 | Malawi | 59.3% |
| 14 | Haiti | 58.2% |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.4% |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.7% |
| 17 | Eritrea | 53.1% |
| 18 | Zambia | 51.6% |
| 19 | North Korea | 50.6% |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 50.2% |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 50.0% |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.9% |
| 23 | Moldova, Republic of | 49.5% |
| 24 | Myanmar | 49.2% |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.7% |
| 26 | Angola | 48.1% |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 47.6% |
| 28 | Benin | 46.8% |
| 29 | Guinea | 46.7% |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 45.4% |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 45.0% |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 44.3% |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 43.0% |
| 34 | Nigeria | 42.7% |
| 35 | Togo | 41.4% |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 41.3% |
| 37 | Ghana | 40.0% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 39.6% |
| 39 | Kenya | 39.1% |
| 40 | Lesotho | 39.1% |
| 41 | Liberia | 38.2% |
| 42 | Sudan | 37.4% |
| 43 | Bhutan | 36.4% |
| 44 | Fiji | 36.0% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 35.4% |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 35.3% |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 35.2% |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 35.0% |
| 49 | India | 34.4% |
| 50 | Ecuador | 33.7% |
| 51 | Mauritania | 33.4% |
| 52 | Samoa | 33.2% |
| 53 | Tonga | 33.2% |
| 54 | Comoros | 33.2% |
| 55 | Senegal | 32.5% |
| 56 | Thailand | 31.7% |
| 57 | Georgia | 31.6% |
| 58 | Honduras | 31.4% |
| 59 | Cambodia | 31.3% |
| 60 | Yemen | 30.9% |
| 61 | Gabon | 30.5% |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 29.8% |
| 63 | Mongolia | 28.8% |
| 64 | Indonesia | 28.6% |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 28.6% |
| 66 | Somalia | 28.3% |
| 67 | Rwanda | 28.2% |
| 68 | Pakistan | 27.0% |
| 69 | Albania | 26.5% |
| 70 | Botswana | 26.4% |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 25.8% |
| 72 | Vietnam | 25.6% |
| 73 | Philippines | 25.6% |
| 74 | Morocco | 25.0% |
| 75 | Bolivia | 24.9% |
| 76 | Peru | 24.3% |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 24.2% |
| 78 | People's Republic of China | 24.2% |
| 79 | Namibia | 23.3% |
| 80 | Armenia | 23.3% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 22.1% |
| 82 | Belize | 21.7% |
| 83 | Cuba | 21.4% |
| 84 | El Salvador | 20.7% |
| 85 | Panama | 20.5% |
| 86 | Colombia | 19.8% |
| 87 | Paraguay | 19.7% |
| 88 | Jamaica | 18.9% |
| 89 | Serbia | 18.7% |
| 90 | Eswatini | 18.0% |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.8% |
| 92 | Egypt | 17.5% |
| 93 | Republic of The Gambia | 16.8% |
| 94 | Guyana | 16.5% |
| 95 | Ukraine | 16.3% |
| 96 | Mexico | 16.1% |
| 97 | Nepal | 15.3% |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 15.0% |
| 99 | Tunisia | 14.1% |
| 100 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 13.8% |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.8% |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.3% |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 13.0% |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.9% |
| 105 | Romania | 12.8% |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.7% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 12.6% |
| 108 | Belarus | 12.5% |
| 109 | Venezuela | 12.4% |
| 110 | Türkiye | 12.3% |
| 111 | Maldives | 11.9% |
| 112 | Malaysia | 11.8% |
| 113 | Greece | 11.8% |
| 114 | Uruguay | 11.7% |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 11.7% |
| 116 | Libya | 11.6% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 11.0% |
| 118 | Brazil | 10.9% |
| 119 | Algeria | 10.5% |
| 120 | Latvia | 9.5% |
| 121 | Argentina | 9.5% |
| 122 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.2% |
| 123 | Chile | 8.1% |
| 124 | Suriname | 7.9% |
| 125 | Iraq | 7.5% |
| 126 | Poland | 7.4% |
| 127 | New Zealand | 6.9% |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 6.9% |
| 129 | South Africa | 6.7% |
| 130 | Oman | 6.6% |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 6.5% |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% |
| 133 | State of Palestine | 6.4% |
| 134 | Ireland | 6.3% |
| 135 | Lithuania | 5.8% |
| 136 | Mauritius | 5.7% |
| 137 | Croatia | 5.7% |
| 138 | Hungary | 5.7% |
| 139 | South Korea | 5.5% |
| 140 | Iceland | 5.2% |
| 141 | Finland | 5.2% |
| 142 | Montenegro | 4.9% |
| 143 | Spain | 4.6% |
| 144 | Estonia | 4.5% |
| 145 | Italy | 4.4% |
| 146 | Slovenia | 4.3% |
| 147 | Lebanon | 4.2% |
| 148 | Portugal | 3.8% |
| 149 | Norway | 3.7% |
| 150 | Jordan | 3.7% |
| 151 | Czech Republic | 3.6% |
| 152 | Slovakia | 3.3% |
| 153 | Japan | 3.2% |
| 154 | Cyprus | 3.2% |
| 155 | France | 3.2% |
| 156 | Austria | 3.2% |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9% |
| 158 | Switzerland | 2.9% |
| 159 | Australia | 2.8% |
| 160 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.8% |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 2.8% |
| 162 | Sweden | 2.6% |
| 163 | Denmark | 2.4% |
| 164 | Kuwait | 2.4% |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 2.4% |
| 166 | Guam | 2.3% |
| 167 | Netherlands | 2.2% |
| 168 | United States of America | 2.0% |
| 169 | Qatar | 2.0% |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 1.8% |
| 172 | Barbados | 1.7% |
| 173 | Canada | 1.5% |
| 174 | Bahamas | 1.4% |
| 175 | Germany | 1.4% |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.4% |
| 177 | Malta | 1.3% |
| 178 | Belgium | 1.3% |
| 179 | Djibouti | 1.2% |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 1.2% |
| 181 | Israel | 1.1% |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 1.1% |
| 183 | Bahrain | 1.0% |
| 184 | Macao | 0.4% |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 0.3% |
| 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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