economic2026
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.8%
Median: 9.8%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Burundi
92.9%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi92.9%
2Mozambique81.8%
3Niger78.6%
4Bangladesh74.9%
5Chad74.4%
By Region
Africa31.1%(9 countries)
Other29.0%(106 countries)
Asia19.6%(26 countries)
South America10.4%(7 countries)
North America5.6%(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 (92.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.8%)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 92.9% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.8% |
| 3 | Niger | 78.6% |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 74.9% |
| 5 | Chad | 74.4% |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 73.9% |
| 7 | Malawi | 71.4% |
| 8 | Uganda | 71.3% |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.8% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 68.6% |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 68.4% |
| 12 | Pakistan | 68.2% |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67.8% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 67.3% |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.8% |
| 16 | South Sudan | 65.4% |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 62.2% |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% |
| 19 | Mali | 61.4% |
| 20 | India | 60.5% |
| 21 | Zambia | 58.8% |
| 22 | Eritrea | 58.6% |
| 23 | North Korea | 57.9% |
| 24 | Angola | 56.2% |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 56.1% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 54.2% |
| 27 | Kenya | 54.1% |
| 28 | Bhutan | 52.2% |
| 29 | Moldova, Republic of | 51.7% |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 51.1% |
| 31 | Sudan | 50.2% |
| 32 | Guinea | 49.3% |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 47.3% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 46.5% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 45.4% |
| 36 | Liberia | 45.1% |
| 37 | Rwanda | 44.8% |
| 38 | Yemen | 44.8% |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 44.6% |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 44.1% |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.9% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.8% |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 39.5% |
| 44 | Morocco | 39.3% |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 39.2% |
| 46 | Myanmar | 38.4% |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 38.0% |
| 48 | Georgia | 37.2% |
| 49 | Nepal | 36.8% |
| 50 | Albania | 36.4% |
| 51 | Cambodia | 36.4% |
| 52 | Fiji | 35.6% |
| 53 | Comoros | 34.7% |
| 54 | Somalia | 34.5% |
| 55 | Togo | 34.3% |
| 56 | Benin | 34.2% |
| 57 | Haiti | 32.2% |
| 58 | Armenia | 31.6% |
| 59 | Ecuador | 30.7% |
| 60 | Mauritania | 30.1% |
| 61 | Ghana | 29.2% |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 27.4% |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 26.4% |
| 64 | Gabon | 26.2% |
| 65 | Indonesia | 25.9% |
| 66 | Senegal | 25.6% |
| 67 | Thailand | 25.3% |
| 68 | Vietnam | 25.2% |
| 69 | Mongolia | 25.0% |
| 70 | Bolivia | 24.8% |
| 71 | Nigeria | 24.1% |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 22.1% |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.1% |
| 74 | Peru | 21.8% |
| 75 | Namibia | 21.7% |
| 76 | Lesotho | 20.1% |
| 77 | People's Republic of China | 19.2% |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.6% |
| 79 | Türkiye | 18.5% |
| 80 | Egypt | 18.3% |
| 81 | Serbia | 17.9% |
| 82 | Samoa | 16.1% |
| 83 | Guatemala | 16.0% |
| 84 | Iraq | 13.9% |
| 85 | Philippines | 13.8% |
| 86 | Tonga | 13.1% |
| 87 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.9% |
| 88 | Ukraine | 11.6% |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.5% |
| 90 | Eswatini | 10.9% |
| 91 | Paraguay | 10.8% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 9.9% |
| 93 | Panama | 9.8% |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 9.7% |
| 95 | Maldives | 9.7% |
| 96 | Greece | 9.5% |
| 97 | Tunisia | 8.8% |
| 98 | Romania | 8.7% |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.3% |
| 100 | Jamaica | 8.2% |
| 101 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.9% |
| 102 | Botswana | 7.6% |
| 103 | Belize | 6.9% |
| 104 | Libya | 6.8% |
| 105 | Guyana | 6.7% |
| 106 | Belarus | 6.6% |
| 107 | Cuba | 6.6% |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 6.5% |
| 109 | State of Palestine | 6.3% |
| 110 | Colombia | 5.9% |
| 111 | Suriname | 5.8% |
| 112 | Honduras | 5.3% |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 5.1% |
| 114 | Poland | 5.1% |
| 115 | Malaysia | 4.9% |
| 116 | South Korea | 4.7% |
| 117 | El Salvador | 4.6% |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.6% |
| 119 | Mexico | 4.6% |
| 120 | Latvia | 4.0% |
| 121 | New Zealand | 3.9% |
| 122 | Uruguay | 3.9% |
| 123 | Algeria | 3.9% |
| 124 | South Africa | 3.8% |
| 125 | Argentina | 3.8% |
| 126 | Lithuania | 3.6% |
| 127 | Montenegro | 3.6% |
| 128 | Chile | 3.5% |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 3.4% |
| 130 | Mauritius | 3.3% |
| 131 | Brazil | 3.2% |
| 132 | Slovenia | 3.0% |
| 133 | Croatia | 3.0% |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 2.8% |
| 135 | Venezuela | 2.7% |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.6% |
| 137 | Hungary | 2.5% |
| 138 | Austria | 2.4% |
| 139 | Japan | 2.4% |
| 140 | Spain | 2.0% |
| 141 | Italy | 2.0% |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9% |
| 143 | Iceland | 1.8% |
| 144 | Portugal | 1.8% |
| 145 | Finland | 1.7% |
| 146 | Czech Republic | 1.7% |
| 147 | Switzerland | 1.6% |
| 148 | Oman | 1.6% |
| 149 | Lebanon | 1.5% |
| 150 | Australia | 1.5% |
| 151 | Estonia | 1.5% |
| 152 | France | 1.4% |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% |
| 154 | Ireland | 1.2% |
| 155 | Netherlands | 1.2% |
| 156 | Norway | 1.1% |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1.1% |
| 158 | United States of America | 1.0% |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.0% |
| 160 | Slovakia | 0.9% |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.9% |
| 162 | Sweden | 0.9% |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0.9% |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 0.8% |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.8% |
| 166 | Denmark | 0.8% |
| 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 | 0.5% |
| 174 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.4% |
| 175 | Jordan | 0.4% |
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 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 World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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