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Share of people employed in agricultural sector
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Country
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Value
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1
Burundi
85.1%
2
Niger
70.6%
3
Central African Republic
70.5%
4
Lao PDR
69.6%
5
Mozambique
69.5%
6
Madagascar
69.4%
7
Chad
69.1%
8
Mali
67.8%
9
Uganda
65.9%
10
Tanzania
65.4%
11
Ethiopia
62.4%
12
Malawi
61.7%
13
Nepal
61.2%
14
Eritrea
60.9%
15
South Sudan
59.2%
16
Guinea
58.2%
17
Angola
56.2%
18
Equatorial Guinea
55.9%
19
Zambia
55.4%
20
Congo, Dem. Rep.
55.1%
21
Rwanda
54.8%
22
Zimbabwe
52.5%
23
Armenia
52.3%
24
Moldova
51.1%
25
Guinea-Bissau
50%
26
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
46.8%
27
Afghanistan
45.5%
28
Cote d'Ivoire
45.2%
29
Myanmar
45.2%
30
Haiti
44.7%
31
Bhutan
43.8%
32
Vanuatu
43.6%
33
India
43.5%
34
Cameroon
43.4%
35
Sierra Leone
43%
36
Tajikistan
42.7%
37
Georgia
39.9%
38
Liberia
38.9%
39
Papua New Guinea
38.7%
40
Solomon Islands
37.6%
41
Timor-Leste
36.8%
42
Pakistan
36.1%
43
Cambodia
36%
44
Azerbaijan
35.5%
45
Ghana
35.4%
46
Bangladesh
35.3%
47
Albania
34.9%
48
Comoros
34.4%
49
Nigeria
34.3%
50
Viet Nam
33%
51
Mauritania
32.7%
52
Kenya
32.3%
53
Burkina Faso
31.4%
54
Togo
30.3%
55
Samoa
30.2%
56
Congo, Rep.
30.2%
57
Thailand
30.1%
58
Ecuador
30%
59
Morocco
29.6%
60
Lesotho
29.2%
61
Gabon
29.2%
62
Gambia, The
29.1%
63
Indonesia
28.8%
64
Yemen, Rep.
28.6%
65
Fiji
28.1%
66
Benin
28%
67
Nicaragua
27.7%
68
Guatemala
26.7%
69
Tonga
26.3%
70
Sri Lanka
26.3%
71
Mongolia
26.1%
72
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
26%
73
Bolivia
24.4%
74
Peru
24%
75
Kyrgyz Republic
23.9%
76
Honduras
22.6%
77
Philippines
22.4%
78
China
22.3%
79
Turkmenistan
22.2%
80
Senegal
21.6%
81
Namibia
21.5%
82
Serbia
19.2%
83
South Africa
18.8%
84
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18.7%
85
Botswana
18%
86
Romania
17.9%
87
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17.6%
88
Paraguay
17.2%
89
Cuba
17.1%
90
Belize
15.6%
91
Syrian Arab Republic
15%
92
El Salvador
14.8%
93
Panama
14.7%
94
Turkiye
14.6%
95
Jamaica
14.6%
96
Colombia
14.4%
97
Iran, Islamic Rep.
14.3%
98
Uzbekistan
13.9%
99
Eswatini
13.8%
100
Costa Rica
13.4%
101
Tunisia
12.8%
102
Kazakhstan
12.1%
103
Mexico
12%
104
Greece
11.5%
105
Guyana
11.3%
106
Sao Tome and Principe
11.1%
107
Venezuela, RB
10.6%
108
St. Lucia
10.4%
109
Belarus
10%
110
Cabo Verde
9.9%
111
Malaysia
9.8%
112
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
9.6%
113
Algeria
9.3%
114
North Macedonia
9.3%
115
Uruguay
8.7%
116
Libya
8.7%
117
Iraq
8.2%
118
Brazil
8.2%
119
Maldives
7.7%
120
Poland
7.6%
121
Dominican Republic
7.4%
122
Suriname
7.4%
123
Latvia
6.8%
124
Chile
6.2%
125
Oman
6.1%
126
Montenegro
6%
127
Russian Federation
5.7%
128
Bulgaria
5.7%
129
New Zealand
5.6%
130
Korea, Rep.
5.3%
131
Mauritius
5.3%
132
Lithuania
5.1%
133
Croatia
4.7%
134
Hungary
4.4%
135
Slovenia
4%
136
Ireland
4%
137
Iceland
3.7%
138
Spain
3.6%
139
Finland
3.6%
140
Italy
3.6%
141
Lebanon
3.4%
142
Jordan
3.2%
143
Austria
3.1%
144
Japan
3%
145
Portugal
2.9%
146
Trinidad and Tobago
2.9%
147
Bahamas, The
2.9%
148
Saudi Arabia
2.8%
149
Czechia
2.7%
150
Barbados
2.6%
151
Estonia
2.6%
152
France
2.5%
153
Norway
2.5%
154
Slovak Republic
2.4%
155
Cyprus
2.4%
156
Australia
2.1%
157
French Polynesia
2.1%
158
Denmark
2%
159
Kuwait
1.9%
160
Netherlands
1.9%
161
Switzerland
1.9%
162
New Caledonia
1.8%
163
Sweden
1.8%
164
Qatar
1.7%
165
United States
1.6%
166
Brunei Darussalam
1.5%
167
United Arab Emirates
1.3%
168
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
1.3%
169
Canada
1.3%
170
Germany
1.2%
171
Puerto Rico (US)
1.2%
172
Djibouti
1.1%
173
Malta
1.1%
174
Belgium
1.1%
175
United Kingdom
0.99%
176
Bahrain
0.88%
177
Luxembourg
0.87%
178
Israel
0.76%
179
Argentina
0.61%
180
Macao SAR, China
0.51%
181
Guam
0.23%
182
Hong Kong SAR, China
0.21%
183
Singapore
0.09%
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