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United Kingdom - Agriculture Employment 2023

Employment in agriculture · World Bank
0.88% +0.12% from 2022 Global rank: 6th

United Kingdom's agriculture employment was 0.88% in 2023, increased +0.12% from 0.76% in 2022. This was the 6th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾
Agriculture Employment by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
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%
Source: World Bank (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's agriculture employment in 2023?▾

United Kingdom's agriculture employment in 2023 was 0.88%. This ranked 6th globally.

How did United Kingdom's agriculture employment change in 2023?▾

United Kingdom's agriculture employment increased by 16.0% 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 United Kingdom in 2023?▾

The agriculture employment of United Kingdom in 2023 was 0.88%. This ranked 6th globally.

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

United Kingdom's agriculture employment went from 0.76% in 2022 to 0.88% in 2023, a 16.0% increase.

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