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China - Agriculture Employment 2023

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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

22.80% −1.28% from 2022 Global rank: 106th

China's agriculture employment was 22.80% in 2023, decreased +1.28% from 24.08% in 2022. This was the 106th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2023
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.08%	-12.5%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.19%	-2.2%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.39%	-2.7%
4th	Israel	0.81%	4.1%
5th	Bahamas, The	0.83%	-3.7%
6th	United Kingdom	0.88%	16.0%
7th	Bahrain	0.88%	-3.1%
8th	Luxembourg	0.95%	-10.6%
9th	Belgium	1.09%	1.3%
10th	Malta	1.11%	34.3%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.20%	-3.2%
12th	Germany	1.21%	-4.8%
13th	Djibouti	1.24%	-3.5%
14th	Brunei Darussalam	1.27%	-16.2%
15th	Canada	1.27%	-2.7%
16th	Barbados	1.37%	-52.0%
17th	United Arab Emirates	1.52%	-3.0%
18th	United States	1.57%	-3.1%
19th	Guam	1.66%	-3.0%
20th	Virgin Islands (US)	1.67%	-2.8%
21st	Qatar	1.69%	-2.8%
22nd	Sweden	1.77%	-5.9%
23rd	New Caledonia	1.81%	-1.7%
24th	Netherlands	1.81%	-1.8%
25th	Kuwait	1.95%	-0.9%
26th	Denmark	2.02%	-4.6%
27th	French Polynesia	2.07%	-3.6%
28th	Australia	2.15%	-2.2%
29th	Channel Islands	2.16%	-2.4%
30th	Switzerland	2.24%	1.1%
31st	Norway	2.40%	3.3%
32nd	Cyprus	2.46%	3.7%
33rd	France	2.51%	-3.4%
34th	Estonia	2.59%	-0.4%
35th	Saudi Arabia	2.74%	-5.0%
36th	Czechia	2.91%	8.6%
37th	Japan	3.01%	-2.9%
38th	Portugal	3.11%	0.3%
39th	Austria	3.12%	-11.9%
40th	Slovak Republic	3.12%	23.0%
41st	Jordan	3.28%	-0.7%
42nd	Spain	3.50%	-12.9%
43rd	Lebanon	3.51%	-1.6%
44th	Italy	3.59%	-5.1%
45th	Finland	3.62%	-7.3%
46th	European Union	3.66%	-3.3%
47th	Iceland	3.78%	-7.7%
48th	Slovenia	4.02%	-6.6%
49th	Hungary	4.43%	1.8%
50th	Montenegro	4.46%	4.4%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	4.62%	2.7%
52nd	Ireland	4.63%	19.9%
53rd	Croatia	4.66%	-19.9%
54th	Lithuania	5.06%	-7.3%
55th	Mauritius	5.07%	-7.2%
56th	Korea	5.32%	-2.0%
57th	Russian Federation	5.46%	-5.9%
58th	South Africa	5.50%	-0.8%
59th	New Zealand	5.61%	-6.7%
60th	Latvia	5.84%	-6.3%
61st	Oman	6.14%	-1.2%
62nd	Chile	6.21%	-1.9%
63rd	Bulgaria	6.25%	-4.7%
64th	Suriname	7.21%	-1.3%
65th	Argentina	7.37%	-2.6%
66th	Dominican Republic	7.39%	-5.0%
67th	North Macedonia	7.77%	-18.4%
68th	Brazil	8.20%	-6.1%
69th	Iraq	8.36%	-1.4%
70th	Poland	8.49%	-5.0%
71st	Uruguay	8.57%	-1.4%
72nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	9.62%	-3.3%
73rd	Malaysia	9.75%	-2.6%
74th	Algeria	9.85%	-3.2%
75th	Cabo Verde	9.90%	-3.7%
76th	St. Lucia	9.93%	-6.5%
77th	Belarus	10.11%	0.0%
78th	Libya	10.60%	-4.0%
79th	Greece	11.48%	2.9%
80th	Romania	11.91%	5.9%
81st	Mexico	11.96%	-5.4%
82nd	Maldives	12.02%	-3.0%
83rd	Kazakhstan	12.02%	-2.7%
84th	São Tomé and Principe	12.48%	-1.0%
85th	Tunisia	12.85%	4.7%
86th	Guyana	13.17%	-5.8%
87th	Costa Rica	13.41%	0.0%
88th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	14.07%	-3.3%
89th	El Salvador	14.23%	-5.0%
90th	Colombia	14.40%	-1.7%
91st	Jamaica	14.55%	-2.0%
92nd	Türkiye	14.64%	-6.5%
93rd	Panama	14.71%	2.6%
94th	Eswatini	15.25%	5.1%
95th	Cuba	16.14%	-1.2%
96th	Syrian Arab Republic	16.57%	-2.9%
97th	Kyrgyz Republic	16.77%	-1.4%
98th	Belize	16.84%	-1.4%
99th	Paraguay	17.17%	-1.4%
100th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.57%	-2.5%
101st	Botswana	18.00%	2.0%
102nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	18.29%	-3.4%
103rd	Serbia	18.45%	-1.5%
104th	Philippines	22.04%	-3.5%
105th	Turkmenistan	22.26%	-2.4%
106th	China	22.80%	-5.3%
107th	Namibia	22.94%	-1.2%
108th	Honduras	22.98%	7.1%
109th	Nepal	23.95%	-1.5%
110th	Peru	23.97%	-6.6%
111th	Tonga	24.78%	-4.4%
112th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	25.08%	1.1%
113th	Uzbekistan	26.13%	-1.6%
114th	Sri Lanka	26.46%	-0.1%
115th	Viet Nam	26.98%	-19.4%
116th	Armenia	28.07%	-4.0%
117th	Mongolia	28.39%	-1.5%
118th	Indonesia	28.78%	-1.7%
119th	Gambia, The	29.07%	-1.1%
120th	Morocco	29.10%	-0.7%
121st	Samoa	29.19%	-3.7%
122nd	Gabon	29.32%	-0.4%
123rd	Guatemala	29.81%	9.8%
124th	Ecuador	30.00%	-4.8%
125th	Thailand	30.22%	-0.7%
126th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	30.53%	-1.2%
127th	Nicaragua	31.00%	-1.5%
128th	Senegal	31.46%	-1.1%
129th	Lesotho	31.54%	-0.4%
130th	Yemen, Republic of	31.96%	-0.4%
131st	Albania	32.04%	-5.1%
132nd	Mauritania	33.41%	-3.1%
133rd	Comoros	34.62%	-0.9%
134th	Nigeria	34.70%	-1.6%
135th	Azerbaijan	35.14%	-1.8%
136th	Cambodia	35.30%	-2.4%
137th	Georgia	35.63%	-3.5%
138th	Ghana	36.01%	-0.9%
139th	Fiji	36.76%	-2.3%
140th	Pakistan	36.77%	0.1%
141st	Congo, Republic of	37.10%	-0.6%
142nd	Papua New Guinea	38.08%	-1.5%
143rd	Togo	38.81%	-2.2%
144th	Benin	41.86%	-1.9%
145th	Liberia	42.59%	-1.7%
146th	Cameroon	42.90%	-1.0%
147th	Solomon Islands	43.04%	-0.7%
148th	India	43.51%	1.5%
149th	Bhutan	43.81%	-0.3%
150th	Vanuatu	44.63%	-0.3%
151st	Tajikistan	45.06%	-1.9%
152nd	Myanmar	45.25%	-1.3%
153rd	Bangladesh	45.37%	3.9%
154th	Sierra Leone	45.56%	-2.3%
155th	Haiti	46.67%	-0.4%
156th	Côte d'Ivoire	47.08%	-1.9%
157th	Kenya	47.16%	-1.4%
158th	Timor-Leste	48.39%	0.2%
159th	Guinea	49.02%	-1.3%
160th	Moldova	51.12%	-7.7%
161st	Afghanistan	51.29%	-0.5%
162nd	Rwanda	51.87%	-6.2%
163rd	Angola	52.41%	-0.1%
164th	Burkina Faso	52.70%	-0.8%
165th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	54.49%	-0.9%
166th	Equatorial Guinea	55.44%	0.4%
167th	Zimbabwe	55.45%	4.0%
168th	Zambia	55.97%	-0.2%
169th	Eritrea	56.36%	-0.8%
170th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	59.52%	-1.4%
171st	Guinea-Bissau	62.21%	-0.7%
172nd	South Sudan	63.76%	-0.5%
173rd	Mali	63.85%	-0.6%
174th	Tanzania	65.16%	-0.6%
175th	Malawi	65.30%	-0.2%
176th	Central African Republic	65.87%	-0.2%
177th	Uganda	65.89%	-0.7%
178th	Lao PDR	69.39%	-0.3%
179th	Madagascar	69.89%	-0.2%
180th	Chad	71.93%	-0.4%
181st	Mozambique	73.05%	-0.6%
182nd	Niger	74.19%	0.4%
183rd	Burundi	85.59%	-0.1%

FAQ

What was China's agriculture employment in 2023?▾

China's agriculture employment in 2023 was 22.80%. This ranked 106th globally.

How did China's agriculture employment change in 2023?▾

China's agriculture employment decreased by 5.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2023?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2023 at 85.59%.

What is the agriculture employment of China in 2023?▾

The agriculture employment of China in 2023 was 22.80%. This ranked 106th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for China's agriculture employment?▾

China's agriculture employment went from 24.08% in 2022 to 22.80% in 2023, a 5.3% decrease.

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