South Africa - Share of Employment in Agriculture

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Employment in Agriculture rose 2.6points year on year. At 5.28 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, the country was number 62 comparing other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture. South Africa is overtaken by Portugal, which was ranked number 61 with 5.61 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Slovenia with 5.06 Percent of Total Employment. Zimbabwe, Mali and Bhutan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Samoa witnessed the best average annual growth at +32.5points per year, while Argentina witnessed the worst performance at -31.2points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 5.28
2018 5.16
2017 5.28
2016 5.57
2015 5.60
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture?

# 103 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Tanzania
68.10 % 2014 NA NA View data
2 #2
Zimbabwe
67.20 % 2014 NA NA View data
61 #61
Portugal
5.61 % 2019 -7.2 % -8.3 % View data
62 #62
South Africa
5.28 % 2019 +2.4 % +2.6 % View data
63 #63
Slovenia
5.06 % 2019 -7.0 % -12.0 % View data
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