Economy > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	95%	2013
2	BurundiBurundi	93.6%	2013
=3	NigerNiger	90%	2013
=3	RwandaRwanda	90%	2013
=3	MalawiMalawi	90%	2013
=3	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	90%	2013
7	LesothoLesotho	86%	2013
=8	ZambiaZambia	85%	2013
=8	AngolaAngola	85%	2013
=8	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	85%	2013
=8	EthiopiaEthiopia	85%	2013
=12	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	82%	2013
=12	UgandaUganda	82%	2013
14	MozambiqueMozambique	81%	2013
=15	ComorosComoros	80%	2013
=15	MaliMali	80%	2013
=15	EritreaEritrea	80%	2013
=15	SudanSudan	80%	2013
=15	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	80%	2013
=15	TanzaniaTanzania	80%	2013
=15	ChadChad	80%	2011
22	AfghanistanAfghanistan	78.6%	2013
23	SenegalSenegal	77.5%	2013
24	GuineaGuinea	76%	2013
25	LaosLaos	75.1%	2013
=26	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	75%	2013
=26	KenyaKenya	75%	2013
=26	The GambiaThe Gambia	75%	2013
=26	NepalNepal	75%	2013
30	SomaliaSomalia	71%	2013
=31	BurmaBurma	70%	2013
=31	FijiFiji	70%	2013
=31	NigeriaNigeria	70%	2013
=31	LiberiaLiberia	70%	2013
=31	CameroonCameroon	70%	2013
=31	SwazilandSwaziland	70%	2013
37	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	68%	2013
38	ZimbabweZimbabwe	66%	2013
=39	TogoTogo	65%	2013
=39	SamoaSamoa	65%	2013
=39	VanuatuVanuatu	65%	2013
42	East TimorEast Timor	64%	2013
43	GabonGabon	60%	2013
44	GhanaGhana	56%	2013
45	CambodiaCambodia	55.8%	2013
46	GeorgiaGeorgia	55.6%	2013
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	53.08%	2013
47	IndiaIndia	53%	2013
=48	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	50%	2013
=48	MauritaniaMauritania	50%	2013
50	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	48.2%	2013
=51	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	48%	2013
=51	VietnamVietnam	48%	2013
53	TajikistanTajikistan	47.9%	2013
54	AlbaniaAlbania	47.8%	2013
55	PakistanPakistan	45.1%	2013
56	BangladeshBangladesh	45%	2013
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	44.95%	2013
57	MoroccoMorocco	44.6%	2013
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	44.54%	2013
58	ArmeniaArmenia	44.2%	2013
59	BhutanBhutan	43.7%	2013
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	41.32%	2013
60	DominicaDominica	40%	2013
61	HondurasHonduras	39.2%	2013
62	IndonesiaIndonesia	38.9%	2013
63	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	38.3%	2013
64	ThailandThailand	38.2%	2013
65	HaitiHaiti	38.1%	2013
66	GuatemalaGuatemala	38%	2013
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	37.39%	2013
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	36.79%	2013
67	North KoreaNorth Korea	35%	2013
68	ChinaChina	34.8%	2013
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	34.22%	2013
69	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	34%	2012
70	MongoliaMongolia	33%	2013
=71	EgyptEgypt	32%	2013
=71	BoliviaBolivia	32%	2013
=71	PhilippinesPhilippines	32%	2013
=74	Sri LankaSri Lanka	31.8%	2013
=74	TongaTonga	31.8%	2013
76	RomaniaRomania	31.6%	2013
77	Cook IslandsCook Islands	29%	2013
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	28.18%	2013
78	NicaraguaNicaragua	28%	2013
79	EcuadorEcuador	27.6%	2013
80	MoldovaMoldova	27.5%	2013
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	27.01%	2013
81	ParaguayParaguay	26.5%	2013
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	26.3%	2013
82	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	26%	2013
83	UzbekistanUzbekistan	25.9%	2013
84	KazakhstanKazakhstan	25.8%	2013
85	TurkeyTurkey	25.5%	2013
86	IranIran	25%	2013
87	KosovoKosovo	23.6%	2013
88	SerbiaSerbia	21.9%	2013
89	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	21.7%	2013
90	IraqIraq	21.6%	2013
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	21.52%	2013
91	El SalvadorEl Salvador	21%	2013
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	20.89%	2013
92	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	20.5%	2013
=93	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	20%	2013
=93	PalauPalau	20%	2013
95	CubaCuba	19.7%	2013
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	19.65%	2013
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	18.91%	2013
96	TunisiaTunisia	18.3%	2013
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	18.17%	2013
=97	ColombiaColombia	18%	2013
=97	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	18%	2013
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	17.77%	2013
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	17.62%	2013
=99	JamaicaJamaica	17%	2013
=99	SyriaSyria	17%	2013
=99	PanamaPanama	17%	2013
=99	LibyaLibya	17%	2013
103	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	16.7%	2013
104	NamibiaNamibia	16.3%	2013
105	West BankWest Bank	16.1%	2013
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	15.8%	2013
106	BrazilBrazil	15.7%	2013
107	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	14.6%	2013
=108	AlgeriaAlgeria	14%	2013
=108	Costa RicaCosta Rica	14%	2013
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	13.88%	2013
110	MexicoMexico	13.7%	2013
111	ChileChile	13.2%	2013
=112	UruguayUruguay	13%	2013
=112	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	13%	2013
114	PolandPoland	12.9%	2013
115	GreeceGreece	12.4%	2013
116	PortugalPortugal	11.7%	2013
117	MalaysiaMalaysia	11.1%	2013
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	11.02%	2013
=118	GrenadaGrenada	11%	2013
=118	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	11%	2013
=118	MaldivesMaldives	11%	2013
121	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	10.7%	2013
122	BelizeBelize	10.2%	2013
123	BarbadosBarbados	10%	2013
124	BelarusBelarus	9.4%	2013
125	South AfricaSouth Africa	9%	2013
126	LatviaLatvia	8.8%	2013
127	CyprusCyprus	8.5%	2013
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	8.2%	2013
128	SurinameSuriname	8%	2013
=129	RussiaRussia	7.9%	2013
=129	LithuaniaLithuania	7.9%	2013
131	VenezuelaVenezuela	7.3%	2013
=132	BulgariaBulgaria	7.1%	2013
=132	HungaryHungary	7.1%	2013
=134	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	7%	2013
=134	United Arab EmiratesUAE	7%	2013
=134	New ZealandNew Zealand	7%	2013
137	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	6.7%	2013
138	MontenegroMontenegro	6.3%	2013
139	South KoreaSouth Korea	6.2%	2013
=140	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	6%	2013
=140	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	6%	2013
=140	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	6%	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	5.73%	2013
143	UkraineUkraine	5.6%	2013
144	Gaza StripGaza Strip	5.1%	2013
=145	The BahamasThe Bahamas	5%	2013
=145	ArgentinaArgentina	5%	2013
=145	TaiwanTaiwan	5%	2013
=145	IrelandIreland	5%	2013
149	IcelandIceland	4.8%	2013
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	4.58%	2013
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	4.46%	2013
=150	BruneiBrunei	4.2%	2013
=150	SpainSpain	4.2%	2013
=150	EstoniaEstonia	4.2%	2013
153	GreenlandGreenland	4%	2013
=154	JapanJapan	3.9%	2013
=154	ItalyItaly	3.9%	2013
=156	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	3.8%	2013
=156	FranceFrance	3.8%	2013
158	AustraliaAustralia	3.6%	2013
159	SlovakiaSlovakia	3.5%	2013
160	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	3.4%	2013
161	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3.1%	2013
162	SeychellesSeychelles	3%	2013
163	NorwayNorway	2.9%	2013
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	2.77%	2013
=164	KiribatiKiribati	2.7%	2013
=164	JordanJordan	2.7%	2013
166	DenmarkDenmark	2.6%	2013
=167	SloveniaSlovenia	2.2%	2013
=167	LuxembourgLuxembourg	2.2%	2013
=169	CroatiaCroatia	2.1%	2013
=169	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	2.1%	2013
=171	BelgiumBelgium	2%	2013
=171	IsraelIsrael	2%	2013
=171	NetherlandsNetherlands	2%	2013
=171	CanadaCanada	2%	2013
=175	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	1.9%	2013
=175	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	1.9%	2013
177	GermanyGermany	1.6%	2013
178	MaltaMalta	1.5%	2013
179	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.4%	2013
180	SwedenSweden	1.1%	2013
=181	BahrainBahrain	1%	2013
=181	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	1%	2013
183	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	0.9%	2013
184	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	0.8%	2013
185	PeruPeru	0.7%	2013
186	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	0.6%	2013
=187	AustriaAustria	0.4%	2013
=187	AndorraAndorra	0.4%	2013
189	GuamGuam	0.3%	2013
=190	SingaporeSingapore	0.1%	2013
=190	San MarinoSan Marino	0.1%	2013

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