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% |