Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
77.0%
Burundi
Lowest
0.1%
Singapore
Median
16.7%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,176
What the numbers show
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 77.0% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.1% in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.7%, and the mean is 22.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 696.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 158 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 38.9%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 59.1%).
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 77.0% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 70.1% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 70.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 4 | Laos | 68.8% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 68.7% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 67.6% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 7 | Mali | 64.3% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 63.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Mozambique | 63.7% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania | 62.5% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 11 | South Sudan | 62.2% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 12 | Uganda | 59.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 59.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 58.2% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.4% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.7% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 17 | Eritrea | 53.1% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 51.6% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 19 | North Korea | 50.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 50.2% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 50.0% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 49.9% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 23 | Moldova | 49.5% | 2025 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Myanmar | 49.2% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.7% | 2025 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 26 | Angola | 48.1% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 47.6% | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 46.8% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea | 46.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 30 | East Timor | 45.4% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 45.0% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 44.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 43.0% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Nigeria | 42.7% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 41.4% | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 41.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 40.0% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 38 | Cameroon | 39.6% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 39 | Kenya | 39.1% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 39.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | 38.2% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 42 | Sudan | 37.4% | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bhutan | 36.4% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 44 | Fiji | 36.0% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 35.4% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 35.3% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 47 | Congo | 35.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 35.0% | 2025 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 49 | India | 34.4% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 33.7% | 2025 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritania | 33.4% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 33.2% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 53 | Tonga | 33.2% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 54 | Comoros | 33.2% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 32.5% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 31.7% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 57 | Georgia | 31.6% | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 31.4% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 31.3% | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 60 | Yemen | 30.9% | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 61 | Gabon | 30.5% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 29.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 63 | Mongolia | 28.8% | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 64 | Indonesia | 28.6% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 28.6% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 66 | Somalia | 28.3% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 28.2% | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 68 | Pakistan | 27.0% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 26.5% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 70 | Botswana | 26.4% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 25.8% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 72 | Vietnam | 25.6% | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 25.6% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 74 | Morocco | 25.0% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia | 24.9% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 24.3% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 24.2% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 78 | China | 24.2% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 23.3% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 80 | Armenia | 23.3% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 22.1% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 82 | Belize | 21.7% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 83 | Cuba | 21.4% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 20.7% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 20.5% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 86 | Colombia | 19.8% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 87 | Paraguay | 19.7% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 18.9% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 89 | Serbia | 18.7% | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 90 | Eswatini | 18.0% | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 91 | Syria | 17.8% | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 92 | Egypt | 17.5% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 93 | Gambia | 16.8% | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 94 | Guyana | 16.5% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 95 | Ukraine | 16.3% | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 96 | Mexico | 16.1% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 97 | Nepal | 15.3% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 15.0% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 99 | Tunisia | 14.1% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 100 | Iran | 13.8% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.8% | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.3% | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 13.0% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.9% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 105 | Romania | 12.8% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.7% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 12.6% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 108 | Belarus | 12.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela | 12.4% | 2025 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 110 | Turkey | 12.3% | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 111 | Maldives | 11.9% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 112 | Malaysia | 11.8% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 113 | Greece | 11.8% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 114 | Uruguay | 11.7% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 11.7% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 116 | Libya | 11.6% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 11.0% | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 118 | Brazil | 10.9% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 119 | Algeria | 10.5% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 9.5% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 121 | Argentina | 9.5% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 123 | Chile | 8.1% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 124 | Suriname | 7.9% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 125 | Iraq | 7.5% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 126 | Poland | 7.4% | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 127 | New Zealand | 6.9% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 128 | Russia | 6.9% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 129 | South Africa | 6.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 130 | Oman | 6.6% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 6.5% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 133 | Palestine | 6.4% | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 134 | Ireland | 6.3% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 135 | Lithuania | 5.8% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritius | 5.7% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 137 | Croatia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 138 | Hungary | 5.7% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 139 | South Korea | 5.5% | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 140 | Iceland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 141 | Finland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 142 | Montenegro | 4.9% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 143 | Spain | 4.6% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 144 | Estonia | 4.5% | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Italy | 4.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 147 | Lebanon | 4.2% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 148 | Portugal | 3.8% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 149 | Norway | 3.7% | 2025 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 150 | Jordan | 3.7% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 151 | Czechia | 3.6% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 152 | Slovakia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 153 | Japan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 3.2% | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 155 | France | 3.2% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 156 | Austria | 3.2% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 158 | Switzerland | 2.9% | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 159 | Australia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.8% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 162 | Sweden | 2.6% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 163 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 164 | Kuwait | 2.4% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Guam | 2.3% | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 167 | Netherlands | 2.2% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 168 | United States | 2.0% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 169 | Qatar | 2.0% | 2025 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 1.8% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 1.7% | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 173 | Canada | 1.5% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 174 | Bahamas | 1.4% | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 175 | Germany | 1.4% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 176 | Brunei | 1.4% | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 177 | Malta | 1.3% | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 178 | Belgium | 1.3% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 179 | Djibouti | 1.2% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 1.2% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 181 | Israel | 1.1% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 183 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 184 | Macao | 0.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 0.3% | 2025 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 56.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 55.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 53.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 50.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.3%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 49.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 48.9%
- IDA only 47.9%
- Africa Western and Central 46.2%
- IDA total 43.1%
- Pacific island small states 38.5%
About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).