Afghanistan - Agriculture Employment 2018

Employment in agriculture · World Bank
43.61% +0.60% from 2017 Global rank: 153rd

Afghanistan's agriculture employment was 43.61% in 2018, increased +0.60% from 43.00% in 2017. This was the 153rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018
Agriculture Employment by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 0.12% -1.7%
2nd Hong Kong SAR, China 0.21% -2.6%
3rd Macao SAR, China 0.40% 0.0%
4th Belgium 0.86% -26.8%
5th Israel 0.92% -8.1%
6th Bahrain 0.99% -2.6%
7th Malta 1.00% 2.5%
8th New Caledonia 1.06% -20.1%
9th Brunei Darussalam 1.06% -21.9%
10th United Kingdom 1.07% -7.9%
11th Luxembourg 1.08% 0.4%
12th Bahamas, The 1.09% -16.9%
13th Germany 1.27% -0.7%
14th Djibouti 1.29% -2.4%
15th Puerto Rico (US) 1.31% -1.1%
16th Qatar 1.34% 7.2%
17th Canada 1.52% 0.2%
18th Sweden 1.73% -5.4%
19th United States 1.82% -3.4%
20th Virgin Islands (US) 1.87% -3.3%
21st Guam 1.87% -2.4%
22nd Norway 2.05% -5.6%
23rd Netherlands 2.06% -7.6%
24th Kuwait 2.09% -0.7%
25th Cyprus 2.17% -14.3%
26th Denmark 2.19% 3.8%
27th French Polynesia 2.33% -3.0%
28th Channel Islands 2.45% -2.1%
29th France 2.50% -4.2%
30th Australia 2.62% 0.8%
31st United Arab Emirates 2.63% -1.7%
32nd Czechia 2.80% 0.0%
33rd Slovak Republic 2.90% -14.9%
34th Switzerland 3.01% -4.0%
35th Saudi Arabia 3.05% -21.9%
36th Barbados 3.10% -0.3%
37th Portugal 3.14% -6.2%
38th Estonia 3.43% -5.3%
39th Finland 3.47% -7.4%
40th Japan 3.51% -2.4%
41st Lebanon 3.54% -1.6%
42nd Austria 3.69% -6.0%
43rd Italy 3.74% -1.2%
44th Jordan 3.74% 10.9%
45th European Union 4.02% -4.2%
46th Iceland 4.03% 7.3%
47th Spain 4.07% -5.6%
48th Oman 4.36% -6.5%
49th Trinidad and Tobago 4.41% -2.4%
50th Ireland 4.76% -5.6%
51st Hungary 4.91% -2.6%
52nd Korea 5.00% 4.4%
53rd South Africa 5.12% -2.2%
54th Slovenia 5.50% -1.5%
55th Mauritius 5.85% -10.9%
56th New Zealand 5.89% -6.7%
57th Russian Federation 5.94% -0.2%
58th Croatia 6.15% -12.2%
59th West Bank and Gaza 6.44% -5.6%
60th Bulgaria 6.71% -6.6%
61st Latvia 6.90% 3.2%
62nd Lithuania 7.18% -7.7%
63rd Chile 7.26% -2.1%
64th Suriname 7.48% -2.6%
65th Argentina 7.72% -0.6%
66th Montenegro 8.02% 1.0%
67th Iraq 8.89% -1.5%
68th Brazil 9.06% -1.5%
69th Uruguay 9.13% -4.4%
70th Dominican Republic 9.44% -2.6%
71st Poland 9.62% -5.9%
72nd Algeria 10.11% -0.5%
73rd Libya 10.45% -3.1%
74th Malaysia 10.63% -5.9%
75th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10.66% -2.5%
76th Belarus 11.31% 5.8%
77th St. Lucia 11.35% 9.7%
78th Maldives 11.80% 12.4%
79th Cabo Verde 11.84% -12.5%
80th Greece 11.85% 1.5%
81st São Tomé and Principe 12.18% -2.7%
82nd Eswatini 13.10% 0.2%
83rd Mexico 13.20% -2.1%
84th Romania 13.55% -2.5%
85th Tunisia 14.29% -3.5%
86th Kazakhstan 14.32% -6.8%
87th North Macedonia 14.77% -6.0%
88th Ukraine 14.91% -0.7%
89th Botswana 15.27% -2.1%
90th Syrian Arab Republic 15.73% -2.5%
91st Costa Rica 15.78% 2.7%
92nd Panama 15.86% -1.9%
93rd Guyana 15.91% -2.6%
94th Colombia 16.03% 0.3%
95th Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.03% -0.3%
96th Jamaica 16.26% -3.0%
97th El Salvador 16.71% -10.0%
98th Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.73% -16.3%
99th Cuba 17.37% -2.1%
100th Belize 17.42% 0.0%
101st Türkiye 18.59% -4.8%
102nd Kyrgyz Republic 20.00% -1.7%
103rd Paraguay 20.08% -2.3%
104th Serbia 21.28% -6.8%
105th Egypt, Arab Republic of 21.68% -13.5%
106th Namibia 22.59% 5.6%
107th Honduras 23.54% -1.7%
108th Philippines 24.03% -4.6%
109th Turkmenistan 24.20% -2.3%
110th Peru 24.24% -0.3%
111th Nepal 24.51% -3.7%
112th Sri Lanka 25.50% -2.2%
113th China 25.75% -3.5%
114th Uzbekistan 26.65% -1.9%
115th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 26.84% 0.6%
116th Senegal 27.25% -14.1%
117th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.76% 1.7%
118th Gambia, The 29.16% -3.0%
119th Indonesia 29.45% -3.5%
120th Samoa 29.68% -0.8%
121st Ecuador 29.96% 4.0%
122nd Lesotho 30.29% 0.3%
123rd Nicaragua 30.43% 0.7%
124th Gabon 30.48% -1.3%
125th Yemen, Republic of 30.69% -1.0%
126th Tonga 31.10% -1.3%
127th Thailand 32.20% 2.1%
128th Papua New Guinea 32.55% 4.2%
129th Morocco 32.77% -3.0%
130th Armenia 32.79% 4.6%
131st Mongolia 32.83% -6.4%
132nd Guatemala 32.92% 3.6%
133rd Mauritania 34.75% -1.7%
134th Comoros 35.24% -2.6%
135th Azerbaijan 36.26% -0.2%
136th Congo, Republic of 36.38% 1.2%
137th Albania 37.06% -2.0%
138th Pakistan 37.42% -6.2%
139th Viet Nam 37.72% -6.1%
140th Sudan 37.83% -1.4%
141st Togo 38.41% 13.7%
142nd Fiji 38.54% -1.7%
143rd Cambodia 39.00% 2.1%
144th Nigeria 39.41% -0.8%
145th Ghana 39.90% -5.0%
146th Liberia 40.56% -0.2%
147th Bangladesh 40.77% 0.4%
148th Solomon Islands 40.97% -0.3%
149th India 41.29% -2.3%
150th Georgia 41.87% -9.0%
151st Benin 42.32% -1.5%
152nd Timor-Leste 43.07% -1.6%
153rd Afghanistan 43.61% 1.4%
154th Cameroon 43.89% -2.1%
155th Vanuatu 44.61% -3.5%
156th Haiti 45.26% -0.7%
157th Tajikistan 45.76% -1.8%
158th Sierra Leone 46.19% -6.0%
159th Côte d'Ivoire 48.40% -4.2%
160th Guinea 48.59% -1.4%
161st Myanmar 48.94% -4.7%
162nd Rwanda 50.10% -5.6%
163rd Kenya 50.40% -1.7%
164th Burkina Faso 53.04% -2.8%
165th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 53.13% 0.8%
166th Angola 53.31% 0.6%
167th Bhutan 54.00% -2.6%
168th Equatorial Guinea 55.40% -2.1%
169th Eritrea 56.07% -3.3%
170th Moldova 59.15% -0.4%
171st Congo, Democratic Republic of 59.68% -0.9%
172nd Zambia 59.77% -1.8%
173rd South Sudan 62.06% -0.1%
174th Zimbabwe 62.43% -0.9%
175th Mali 63.00% -0.2%
176th Central African Republic 63.94% -0.3%
177th Malawi 64.36% -0.7%
178th Guinea-Bissau 64.51% -0.5%
179th Tanzania 65.14% -0.7%
180th Uganda 66.76% -6.6%
181st Lao PDR 69.86% -0.9%
182nd Chad 70.39% -1.0%
183rd Mozambique 71.85% -0.1%
184th Madagascar 72.00% -1.2%
185th Niger 74.49% -0.2%
186th Burundi 85.73% -0.7%

FAQ

What was Afghanistan's agriculture employment in 2018?

Afghanistan's agriculture employment in 2018 was 43.61%. This ranked 153rd globally.

How did Afghanistan's agriculture employment change in 2018?

Afghanistan's agriculture employment increased by 1.4% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2018?

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2018 at 85.73%.

What is the agriculture employment of Afghanistan in 2018?

The agriculture employment of Afghanistan in 2018 was 43.61%. This ranked 153rd globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Afghanistan's agriculture employment?

Afghanistan's agriculture employment went from 43.00% in 2017 to 43.61% in 2018, a 1.4% increase.