Countries Where Most People Work in Agriculture 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Burundi leads in Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) with 85.39 in 2024.
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Average Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2024: 63.86 · median: 64.32.
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Gap in 2024: Burundi is 1.6× larger than Burkina Faso.
About This Dataset
Countries Where Most People Work in Agriculture 2024
The 20 countries where farming employs the largest share of workers in 2024. Burundi is highest at 85.39% of all employment, followed by Niger at 73.46% and Mozambique at 73.07%. Figures are ILO modelled estimates covering 182 countries.
Analysis
The median country employs 14.91% of its workers in agriculture, against 85.39% in Burundi. 23 of the 182 countries measured still have more than half their workforce on the land, while 54 are below 5%.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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