Lesotho - Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)

Since 2014, Lesotho Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) was down by 1.4points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 31 comparing other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) at 44.3 Percent of Total Employment. Lesotho is overtaken by Tajikistan, which was ranked number 30 with 44.72 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by North Korea at 43.82 Percent of Total Employment. Burundi lead the ranking with 86.21 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, a fall of 0.1points compared to 2018. Somalia, Malawi and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Brunei recorded the best 5 years average growth at +28.8points per year, while Argentina witnessed the worst performance at -35.8points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 44.30
2018 44.91
2017 45.43
2016 45.84
2015 46.69
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How does Lesotho rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)?

# 184 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burundi
86.21 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
80.28 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
30 #30
Tajikistan
44.72 % 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
31 #31
Lesotho
44.30 % 2019 -1.4 % -1.4 % View data
32 #32
North Korea
43.82 % 2019 -1.6 % -0.8 % View data
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