Afghanistan - Agriculture Employment 2017
43.00%
−0.41% from 2016
Afghanistan's agriculture employment was 43.00% in 2017, decreased +0.41% from 43.41% in 2016. This was the 151st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 0.12% | -1.6% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.21% | -2.6% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 0.40% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Malta | 0.97% | -14.5% |
| 5th | Israel | 1.00% | -1.3% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 1.02% | -2.4% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 1.07% | -25.0% |
| 8th | United Kingdom | 1.16% | 1.8% |
| 9th | Belgium | 1.18% | -5.8% |
| 10th | Qatar | 1.25% | 2.5% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.28% | -2.3% |
| 12th | Bahamas, The | 1.31% | -17.2% |
| 13th | Djibouti | 1.32% | -2.2% |
| 14th | New Caledonia | 1.32% | -8.3% |
| 15th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.33% | -1.0% |
| 16th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.36% | -1.6% |
| 17th | Canada | 1.52% | -22.2% |
| 18th | Sweden | 1.83% | -3.0% |
| 19th | United States | 1.88% | -0.7% |
| 20th | Guam | 1.92% | -2.6% |
| 21st | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.93% | -2.7% |
| 22nd | Kuwait | 2.11% | -1.9% |
| 23rd | Denmark | 2.11% | -9.6% |
| 24th | Norway | 2.18% | 5.9% |
| 25th | Netherlands | 2.22% | 1.5% |
| 26th | French Polynesia | 2.41% | -3.4% |
| 27th | Channel Islands | 2.51% | -2.1% |
| 28th | Cyprus | 2.53% | -30.6% |
| 29th | Australia | 2.60% | -0.9% |
| 30th | France | 2.61% | -9.3% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | 2.68% | -1.5% |
| 32nd | Czechia | 2.80% | -3.4% |
| 33rd | Barbados | 3.11% | 8.5% |
| 34th | Switzerland | 3.14% | -4.2% |
| 35th | Portugal | 3.35% | -7.3% |
| 36th | Jordan | 3.38% | -1.6% |
| 37th | Slovak Republic | 3.41% | -1.7% |
| 38th | Japan | 3.60% | -1.7% |
| 39th | Lebanon | 3.60% | -2.6% |
| 40th | Estonia | 3.63% | -7.0% |
| 41st | Finland | 3.74% | -4.1% |
| 42nd | Iceland | 3.76% | -3.6% |
| 43rd | Italy | 3.78% | -2.6% |
| 44th | Saudi Arabia | 3.91% | -2.8% |
| 45th | Austria | 3.93% | -9.6% |
| 46th | European Union | 4.19% | -2.7% |
| 47th | Spain | 4.31% | 3.1% |
| 48th | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.52% | -0.7% |
| 49th | Oman | 4.66% | -5.3% |
| 50th | Korea | 4.78% | -0.7% |
| 51st | Hungary | 5.04% | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Ireland | 5.05% | -4.4% |
| 53rd | South Africa | 5.24% | -5.2% |
| 54th | Slovenia | 5.59% | 10.7% |
| 55th | Russian Federation | 5.96% | -12.0% |
| 56th | New Zealand | 6.31% | -4.3% |
| 57th | Mauritius | 6.57% | -3.5% |
| 58th | Latvia | 6.69% | -13.0% |
| 59th | West Bank and Gaza | 6.82% | -8.7% |
| 60th | Croatia | 7.01% | -6.3% |
| 61st | Bulgaria | 7.19% | 4.2% |
| 62nd | Chile | 7.42% | -1.3% |
| 63rd | Suriname | 7.68% | -0.1% |
| 64th | Argentina | 7.77% | -2.2% |
| 65th | Lithuania | 7.78% | -2.4% |
| 66th | Montenegro | 7.94% | 2.5% |
| 67th | Iraq | 9.03% | 0.9% |
| 68th | Brazil | 9.19% | -6.2% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 9.55% | 6.2% |
| 70th | Dominican Republic | 9.68% | 7.3% |
| 71st | Algeria | 10.16% | 19.0% |
| 72nd | Poland | 10.22% | -3.4% |
| 73rd | St. Lucia | 10.35% | -2.3% |
| 74th | Maldives | 10.50% | 13.7% |
| 75th | Belarus | 10.70% | 9.8% |
| 76th | Libya | 10.78% | -6.3% |
| 77th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.93% | -2.4% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 11.29% | -0.6% |
| 79th | Greece | 11.67% | -2.1% |
| 80th | São Tomé and Principe | 12.52% | -3.4% |
| 81st | Eswatini | 13.07% | -1.0% |
| 82nd | Mexico | 13.49% | 0.3% |
| 83rd | Cabo Verde | 13.52% | -2.8% |
| 84th | Romania | 13.90% | -1.7% |
| 85th | Tunisia | 14.81% | 0.3% |
| 86th | Ukraine | 15.00% | -1.2% |
| 87th | Costa Rica | 15.36% | -2.3% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 15.36% | -5.9% |
| 89th | Botswana | 15.59% | -2.4% |
| 90th | North Macedonia | 15.71% | -4.1% |
| 91st | Colombia | 15.99% | 3.9% |
| 92nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.07% | -0.6% |
| 93rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.13% | 1.9% |
| 94th | Panama | 16.16% | -5.4% |
| 95th | Guyana | 16.35% | -2.4% |
| 96th | Jamaica | 16.76% | 0.2% |
| 97th | Belize | 17.42% | -6.2% |
| 98th | Cuba | 17.75% | -2.1% |
| 99th | El Salvador | 18.57% | -0.6% |
| 100th | Türkiye | 19.53% | -0.6% |
| 101st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.00% | 5.0% |
| 102nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 20.35% | -1.7% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 20.55% | -3.6% |
| 104th | Namibia | 21.39% | 6.6% |
| 105th | Serbia | 22.84% | -6.6% |
| 106th | Honduras | 23.94% | 20.4% |
| 107th | Peru | 24.31% | -3.2% |
| 108th | Turkmenistan | 24.78% | -2.4% |
| 109th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 25.06% | -2.0% |
| 110th | Philippines | 25.18% | -5.8% |
| 111th | Nepal | 25.44% | -2.5% |
| 112th | Sri Lanka | 26.07% | -3.8% |
| 113th | China | 26.68% | -2.7% |
| 114th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 26.69% | -7.2% |
| 115th | Uzbekistan | 27.15% | -1.0% |
| 116th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.27% | 2.7% |
| 117th | Ecuador | 28.82% | 2.7% |
| 118th | Samoa | 29.93% | -1.4% |
| 119th | Gambia, The | 30.07% | -1.8% |
| 120th | Lesotho | 30.20% | 1.5% |
| 121st | Nicaragua | 30.20% | -1.1% |
| 122nd | Indonesia | 30.52% | -3.3% |
| 123rd | Gabon | 30.88% | -1.2% |
| 124th | Yemen, Republic of | 31.00% | 0.5% |
| 125th | Papua New Guinea | 31.24% | 3.6% |
| 126th | Armenia | 31.34% | -6.7% |
| 127th | Tonga | 31.50% | -2.0% |
| 128th | Thailand | 31.53% | 1.0% |
| 129th | Senegal | 31.74% | -12.7% |
| 130th | Guatemala | 31.78% | 8.2% |
| 131st | Togo | 33.79% | -1.5% |
| 132nd | Morocco | 33.79% | -2.9% |
| 133rd | Mongolia | 35.08% | -4.5% |
| 134th | Mauritania | 35.36% | -2.0% |
| 135th | Congo, Republic of | 35.93% | 2.5% |
| 136th | Comoros | 36.18% | -2.5% |
| 137th | Azerbaijan | 36.35% | 0.0% |
| 138th | Albania | 37.81% | -4.7% |
| 139th | Cambodia | 38.21% | 1.8% |
| 140th | Sudan | 38.38% | -1.3% |
| 141st | Fiji | 39.23% | -1.9% |
| 142nd | Nigeria | 39.74% | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | 39.87% | -5.7% |
| 144th | Viet Nam | 40.16% | -4.1% |
| 145th | Bangladesh | 40.60% | -4.8% |
| 146th | Liberia | 40.63% | -1.7% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 41.09% | -0.5% |
| 148th | Ghana | 42.02% | -2.0% |
| 149th | India | 42.27% | -2.2% |
| 150th | Benin | 42.94% | -0.9% |
| 151st | Afghanistan | 43.00% | -0.9% |
| 152nd | Timor-Leste | 43.76% | -0.8% |
| 153rd | Cameroon | 44.81% | -2.0% |
| 154th | Haiti | 45.60% | -0.7% |
| 155th | Georgia | 46.02% | -1.5% |
| 156th | Vanuatu | 46.23% | -4.3% |
| 157th | Tajikistan | 46.61% | -1.9% |
| 158th | Sierra Leone | 49.16% | -7.0% |
| 159th | Guinea | 49.26% | -2.1% |
| 160th | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.51% | -4.6% |
| 161st | Kenya | 51.29% | -1.1% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 51.34% | -0.4% |
| 163rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 52.73% | 0.7% |
| 164th | Angola | 53.01% | 0.2% |
| 165th | Rwanda | 53.08% | -1.6% |
| 166th | Burkina Faso | 54.58% | -2.8% |
| 167th | Bhutan | 55.45% | -2.0% |
| 168th | Equatorial Guinea | 56.58% | 1.0% |
| 169th | Eritrea | 57.98% | 3.2% |
| 170th | Moldova | 59.36% | -1.7% |
| 171st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 60.24% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Zambia | 60.87% | -0.4% |
| 173rd | South Sudan | 62.11% | -0.6% |
| 174th | Zimbabwe | 63.03% | -1.1% |
| 175th | Mali | 63.13% | -2.7% |
| 176th | Central African Republic | 64.15% | -0.6% |
| 177th | Malawi | 64.81% | -0.6% |
| 178th | Guinea-Bissau | 64.83% | -0.4% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 65.57% | -0.6% |
| 180th | Lao PDR | 70.53% | -1.8% |
| 181st | Chad | 71.13% | -1.0% |
| 182nd | Uganda | 71.49% | -0.2% |
| 183rd | Mozambique | 71.95% | 0.2% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 72.85% | -1.3% |
| 185th | Niger | 74.63% | 0.1% |
| 186th | Burundi | 86.31% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Afghanistan's agriculture employment in 2017?▾
Afghanistan's agriculture employment in 2017 was 43.00%. This ranked 151st globally.
How did Afghanistan's agriculture employment change in 2017?▾
Afghanistan's agriculture employment decreased by 0.9% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2017?▾
Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2017 at 86.31%.
What is the agriculture employment of Afghanistan in 2017?▾
The agriculture employment of Afghanistan in 2017 was 43.00%. This ranked 151st globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Afghanistan's agriculture employment?▾
Afghanistan's agriculture employment went from 43.41% in 2016 to 43.00% in 2017, a 0.9% decrease.
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