New Zealand - Agriculture Employment 2025
5.42%
−0.12% from 2024
New Zealand's agriculture employment was 5.42% in 2025, decreased +0.12% from 5.53% in 2024. This was the 59th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 0.10% | -2.6% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.18% | -2.0% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 0.37% | -1.9% |
| 4th | Israel | 0.76% | -3.1% |
| 5th | Bahamas, The | 0.77% | -3.3% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 0.83% | -2.5% |
| 7th | United Kingdom | 0.85% | -2.5% |
| 8th | Malta | 0.88% | -3.4% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 0.88% | -2.1% |
| 10th | Belgium | 0.98% | -2.4% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.07% | -2.0% |
| 12th | Canada | 1.10% | -2.2% |
| 13th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.14% | -2.6% |
| 14th | Djibouti | 1.15% | -3.3% |
| 15th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.20% | -2.9% |
| 16th | Barbados | 1.25% | -4.3% |
| 17th | United Arab Emirates | 1.44% | -2.7% |
| 18th | United States | 1.52% | -2.8% |
| 19th | Guam | 1.56% | -3.2% |
| 20th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.59% | -2.5% |
| 21st | Qatar | 1.62% | -2.5% |
| 22nd | Denmark | 1.62% | -2.8% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 1.70% | -2.4% |
| 24th | Sweden | 1.77% | -2.6% |
| 25th | New Caledonia | 1.78% | -1.0% |
| 26th | Kuwait | 1.89% | -1.9% |
| 27th | French Polynesia | 1.92% | -3.7% |
| 28th | Channel Islands | 2.06% | -2.3% |
| 29th | Cyprus | 2.15% | -1.9% |
| 30th | Slovak Republic | 2.16% | -3.5% |
| 31st | Australia | 2.18% | -2.4% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 2.24% | -2.3% |
| 33rd | France | 2.33% | -2.4% |
| 34th | Saudi Arabia | 2.50% | -2.9% |
| 35th | Norway | 2.50% | -2.4% |
| 36th | Czechia | 2.71% | -3.8% |
| 37th | Austria | 2.77% | -2.1% |
| 38th | Portugal | 2.78% | -2.8% |
| 39th | Japan | 2.81% | -2.4% |
| 40th | Estonia | 2.96% | -3.6% |
| 41st | Jordan | 3.12% | -2.7% |
| 42nd | European Union | 3.23% | -2.9% |
| 43rd | Italy | 3.35% | -2.3% |
| 44th | Spain | 3.37% | -2.8% |
| 45th | Finland | 3.49% | -2.1% |
| 46th | Iceland | 3.61% | -2.5% |
| 47th | Slovenia | 3.66% | -3.1% |
| 48th | Ireland | 3.85% | -2.6% |
| 49th | Hungary | 4.11% | -3.1% |
| 50th | Montenegro | 4.19% | -3.5% |
| 51st | Croatia | 4.33% | -3.5% |
| 52nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.49% | -3.4% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | 4.66% | -3.8% |
| 54th | Bulgaria | 4.69% | -3.2% |
| 55th | Mauritius | 4.71% | -3.7% |
| 56th | Korea | 5.10% | -1.8% |
| 57th | Russian Federation | 5.11% | -2.4% |
| 58th | South Africa | 5.41% | -0.6% |
| 59th | New Zealand | 5.42% | -2.1% |
| 60th | Oman | 5.95% | -1.8% |
| 61st | Chile | 6.07% | -2.6% |
| 62nd | Poland | 6.22% | -4.3% |
| 63rd | Latvia | 6.66% | -3.8% |
| 64th | Suriname | 6.98% | -1.7% |
| 65th | Argentina | 7.00% | -3.4% |
| 66th | Dominican Republic | 7.01% | -2.5% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 7.47% | -2.6% |
| 68th | Brazil | 7.63% | -1.1% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 8.07% | -2.9% |
| 70th | Iraq | 8.17% | -0.1% |
| 71st | North Macedonia | 8.50% | -3.0% |
| 72nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.07% | -2.8% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | 9.18% | -2.7% |
| 74th | Cabo Verde | 9.25% | -3.4% |
| 75th | Belarus | 9.48% | -2.8% |
| 76th | Algeria | 9.48% | -1.8% |
| 77th | Libya | 10.00% | -5.0% |
| 78th | Greece | 10.68% | -2.8% |
| 79th | Romania | 10.95% | -2.8% |
| 80th | Maldives | 11.31% | -2.8% |
| 81st | Kazakhstan | 11.32% | -2.8% |
| 82nd | Mexico | 11.40% | -1.8% |
| 83rd | Costa Rica | 11.49% | -2.4% |
| 84th | São Tomé and Principe | 12.06% | -2.1% |
| 85th | Guyana | 12.21% | -2.8% |
| 86th | Tunisia | 12.46% | -2.0% |
| 87th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.62% | -1.0% |
| 88th | El Salvador | 13.85% | -1.6% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 13.94% | -2.1% |
| 90th | Colombia | 14.16% | -0.7% |
| 91st | Türkiye | 14.22% | -2.3% |
| 92nd | Eswatini | 14.55% | -2.4% |
| 93rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 15.45% | -3.5% |
| 94th | Cuba | 15.53% | -2.0% |
| 95th | Paraguay | 15.97% | -1.5% |
| 96th | Panama | 16.04% | -1.9% |
| 97th | Belize | 16.13% | -1.6% |
| 98th | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.30% | -0.9% |
| 99th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.71% | -2.4% |
| 100th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 17.52% | -2.5% |
| 101st | Serbia | 18.03% | -2.9% |
| 102nd | Botswana | 18.03% | -0.4% |
| 103rd | Philippines | 20.49% | -3.3% |
| 104th | China | 21.68% | -2.4% |
| 105th | Turkmenistan | 21.93% | -1.3% |
| 106th | Namibia | 22.34% | -1.3% |
| 107th | Honduras | 22.42% | -0.9% |
| 108th | Nepal | 22.91% | -2.4% |
| 109th | Peru | 23.13% | -1.2% |
| 110th | Tonga | 23.61% | -2.6% |
| 111th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 24.71% | -0.8% |
| 112th | Viet Nam | 25.04% | -3.2% |
| 113th | Uzbekistan | 25.20% | -1.8% |
| 114th | Sri Lanka | 25.86% | -1.8% |
| 115th | Samoa | 26.88% | -3.1% |
| 116th | Armenia | 26.97% | -1.9% |
| 117th | Mongolia | 27.00% | -0.9% |
| 118th | Indonesia | 27.30% | -2.4% |
| 119th | Gambia, The | 27.55% | -2.6% |
| 120th | Morocco | 27.89% | -1.3% |
| 121st | Thailand | 28.56% | -1.5% |
| 122nd | Gabon | 28.87% | -0.7% |
| 123rd | Guatemala | 29.05% | -1.3% |
| 124th | Senegal | 29.58% | -3.5% |
| 125th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 30.03% | -0.8% |
| 126th | Nicaragua | 30.47% | -0.6% |
| 127th | Albania | 30.77% | -2.1% |
| 128th | Lesotho | 30.88% | -0.8% |
| 129th | Yemen, Republic of | 31.62% | -0.6% |
| 130th | Mauritania | 32.12% | -2.1% |
| 131st | Ecuador | 32.48% | -0.3% |
| 132nd | Cambodia | 33.40% | -2.2% |
| 133rd | Nigeria | 33.53% | -1.7% |
| 134th | Comoros | 33.56% | -1.5% |
| 135th | Georgia | 33.95% | -2.3% |
| 136th | Azerbaijan | 34.23% | -1.3% |
| 137th | Ghana | 34.57% | -1.7% |
| 138th | Rwanda | 35.05% | -4.0% |
| 139th | Fiji | 35.64% | -1.3% |
| 140th | Pakistan | 36.23% | -0.9% |
| 141st | Congo, Republic of | 36.35% | -1.1% |
| 142nd | Papua New Guinea | 36.86% | -1.6% |
| 143rd | Togo | 37.59% | -1.8% |
| 144th | Benin | 40.24% | -2.0% |
| 145th | Liberia | 41.12% | -1.8% |
| 146th | India | 41.63% | -1.7% |
| 147th | Cameroon | 41.85% | -1.2% |
| 148th | Bhutan | 42.37% | -1.9% |
| 149th | Solomon Islands | 42.47% | -0.7% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 43.27% | -1.9% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | 44.26% | -1.1% |
| 152nd | Sierra Leone | 44.49% | -1.3% |
| 153rd | Vanuatu | 44.53% | -0.2% |
| 154th | Myanmar | 44.95% | -0.9% |
| 155th | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.37% | -1.9% |
| 156th | Kenya | 45.79% | -1.5% |
| 157th | Timor-Leste | 46.02% | -0.7% |
| 158th | Haiti | 46.61% | -0.2% |
| 159th | Guinea | 47.36% | -1.8% |
| 160th | Moldova | 50.50% | -0.7% |
| 161st | Afghanistan | 51.63% | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Burkina Faso | 51.78% | -0.9% |
| 163rd | Angola | 51.95% | -0.4% |
| 164th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 54.08% | -0.4% |
| 165th | Zimbabwe | 54.31% | -1.6% |
| 166th | Zambia | 54.53% | -1.4% |
| 167th | Equatorial Guinea | 55.32% | 0.4% |
| 168th | Eritrea | 55.48% | -0.9% |
| 169th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 58.52% | -0.6% |
| 170th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.07% | -1.0% |
| 171st | Mali | 63.01% | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Tanzania | 64.57% | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Uganda | 64.85% | -0.9% |
| 174th | Malawi | 64.98% | -0.4% |
| 175th | Central African Republic | 66.06% | 0.0% |
| 176th | Lao PDR | 68.60% | -0.5% |
| 177th | Madagascar | 69.21% | -0.4% |
| 178th | Chad | 71.74% | -0.2% |
| 179th | Niger | 72.99% | -0.6% |
| 180th | Mozambique | 73.01% | -0.1% |
| 181st | Burundi | 85.34% | -0.1% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's agriculture employment in 2025?▾
New Zealand's agriculture employment in 2025 was 5.42%. This ranked 59th globally.
How did New Zealand's agriculture employment change in 2025?▾
New Zealand's agriculture employment decreased by 2.1% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2025?▾
Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2025 at 85.34%.
What is the agriculture employment of New Zealand in 2025?▾
The agriculture employment of New Zealand in 2025 was 5.42%. This ranked 59th globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for New Zealand's agriculture employment?▾
New Zealand's agriculture employment went from 5.53% in 2024 to 5.42% in 2025, a 2.1% decrease.
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