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Which Country Has the Most Workers in Agriculture?

Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) (%), 2020
Labour | February 1, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2020, Burundi ranked the highest in Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) with 92.0% followed by Somalia and Central African Republic. On the other end of the scale was Argentina with 0.087%, Hong Kong with 0.167% and Macao with 0.367%.

Average Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) reached 26.5% in 2020 in the World. This is 0.899 % more than in the previous year and -26.1 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, average Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) reached an all time high of 43.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 26.5% in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -1.54 % since 1960.

Data for more countries are available at Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) indicator page.

Employment In Agriculture (As % of Total Workforce) Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Burundi % 86.2% 86.3% 86.3% 86.3% 86.3%
Central African Republic % 72.3% 71.8% 71.3% 70.8% 70.3%
Chad % 75.7% 75.4% 75.6% 75.6% 75.4%
Dem. Republic of the Congo % 66.8% 66.2% 65.8% 65.4% 64.8%
Ethiopia % 70.2% 69.4% 68.6% 67.9% 67.3%
Guinea Bissau % 63.4% 62.8% 62.2% 61.6% 61.1%
Madagascar % 67.2% 66.5% 65.8% 65.3% 64.7%
Mali % 66.7% 62.3% 64.9% 63.1% 63.0%
Mozambique % 73.1% 72.1% 71.6% 71.1% 70.6%
Nepal % 67.5% 66.9% 66.7% 65.8% 65.1%
Niger % 74.0% 73.8% 73.5% 73.2% 72.9%
Somalia % 81.3% 81.0% 80.8% 80.7% 80.5%
Tanzania % 68.1% 67.5% 66.9% 66.2% 65.7%
Uganda % 72.4% 72.3% 72.4% 72.7% 72.4%
Zimbabwe % 67.2% 67.1% 66.9% 66.5% 66.0%