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United States - Agriculture Employment 2012

Name: United States Agriculture Employment 2012
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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

1.80% −0.07% from 2011 Global rank: 16th

United States's agriculture employment was 1.80% in 2012, decreased +0.07% from 1.87% in 2011. This was the 16th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2012
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.13%	-2.2%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.24%	-2.4%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.40%	0.0%
4th	Malta	1.04%	-8.8%
5th	Bahrain	1.09%	-0.4%
6th	Israel	1.11%	-3.1%
7th	Belgium	1.17%	-9.9%
8th	United Kingdom	1.19%	-2.7%
9th	Luxembourg	1.34%	9.0%
10th	Qatar	1.35%	-0.5%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.48%	-3.1%
12th	Brunei Darussalam	1.49%	-2.0%
13th	Germany	1.57%	-8.6%
14th	Djibouti	1.58%	-3.8%
15th	Canada	1.72%	-2.5%
16th	United States	1.80%	-3.7%
17th	New Caledonia	2.01%	-8.2%
18th	Sweden	2.06%	3.5%
19th	Norway	2.18%	-12.0%
20th	Virgin Islands (US)	2.18%	0.5%
21st	Guam	2.21%	-2.9%
22nd	Kuwait	2.36%	-2.0%
23rd	Denmark	2.64%	10.1%
24th	Netherlands	2.66%	-2.5%
25th	French Polynesia	2.74%	-1.7%
26th	Channel Islands	2.75%	-1.5%
27th	Cyprus	2.91%	-23.9%
28th	France	2.94%	0.2%
29th	United Arab Emirates	3.00%	-1.2%
30th	Czechia	3.05%	2.0%
31st	Australia	3.06%	-0.6%
32nd	Barbados	3.12%	-2.0%
33rd	Bahamas, The	3.13%	-16.3%
34th	Jordan	3.39%	-1.8%
35th	Switzerland	3.48%	-3.7%
36th	Italy	3.69%	0.3%
37th	Lebanon	3.75%	-1.8%
38th	Japan	4.06%	-2.3%
39th	Slovak Republic	4.07%	3.5%
40th	Finland	4.15%	-4.5%
41st	Spain	4.25%	10.4%
42nd	Estonia	4.49%	1.8%
43rd	Saudi Arabia	4.61%	-3.3%
44th	Austria	4.68%	-5.3%
45th	South Africa	4.76%	5.0%
46th	European Union	4.98%	-0.6%
47th	Hungary	5.06%	3.6%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	5.23%	0.4%
49th	Oman	5.32%	0.9%
50th	Iceland	5.55%	1.1%
51st	Montenegro	5.66%	1.9%
52nd	Korea	5.75%	-3.5%
53rd	Ireland	5.79%	1.1%
54th	Portugal	5.85%	7.2%
55th	Bulgaria	6.54%	0.9%
56th	New Zealand	6.82%	-1.6%
57th	Mauritius	7.24%	-0.7%
58th	Russian Federation	7.40%	-4.6%
59th	Suriname	7.51%	-0.7%
60th	Latvia	8.37%	-5.9%
61st	Argentina	8.39%	-1.7%
62nd	Slovenia	8.40%	-2.6%
63rd	Chile	8.49%	-4.0%
64th	Lithuania	8.80%	3.7%
65th	Uruguay	9.41%	-11.9%
66th	Brazil	9.85%	-0.7%
67th	Dominican Republic	10.15%	-5.9%
68th	Iraq	10.15%	-4.6%
69th	Algeria	10.35%	-3.9%
70th	Belarus	10.83%	-3.2%
71st	Libya	11.20%	0.9%
72nd	St. Lucia	11.54%	-2.0%
73rd	West Bank and Gaza	11.59%	-5.8%
74th	Maldives	11.86%	-4.6%
75th	Croatia	11.92%	-18.3%
76th	Greece	12.34%	5.0%
77th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12.36%	-2.3%
78th	Poland	13.22%	-2.5%
79th	Malaysia	13.25%	11.6%
80th	Costa Rica	13.62%	-4.3%
81st	Eswatini	13.95%	-1.4%
82nd	Ukraine	14.10%	-2.5%
83rd	Mexico	14.10%	0.4%
84th	Syrian Arab Republic	14.17%	7.1%
85th	São Tomé and Principe	14.57%	-2.8%
86th	Cabo Verde	14.72%	-0.6%
87th	Colombia	16.61%	-2.4%
88th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	16.62%	4.5%
89th	Tunisia	17.15%	4.4%
90th	North Macedonia	17.26%	-5.1%
91st	Botswana	17.76%	-0.7%
92nd	Guyana	18.07%	-4.0%
93rd	Jamaica	18.11%	2.8%
94th	Belize	18.17%	-1.4%
95th	Panama	18.54%	0.9%
96th	Cuba	19.26%	-2.2%
97th	Romania	19.30%	2.0%
98th	El Salvador	20.97%	-2.9%
99th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.75%	4.7%
100th	Türkiye	22.35%	-2.5%
101st	Kyrgyz Republic	22.96%	-3.4%
102nd	Peru	24.27%	-3.5%
103rd	Kazakhstan	25.54%	-3.5%
104th	Paraguay	26.14%	2.4%
105th	Serbia	26.48%	-1.2%
106th	Uzbekistan	26.74%	-1.8%
107th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	27.22%	-7.4%
108th	Namibia	27.37%	-2.2%
109th	Papua New Guinea	27.55%	2.8%
110th	Turkmenistan	28.48%	-3.4%
111th	Honduras	28.51%	6.0%
112th	Nepal	28.58%	-2.4%
113th	Ecuador	29.10%	-2.4%
114th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	29.25%	-7.2%
115th	Yemen, Republic of	29.80%	-1.2%
116th	Gambia, The	30.53%	-0.6%
117th	Lesotho	30.73%	-2.1%
118th	Philippines	30.83%	-1.4%
119th	Sri Lanka	30.99%	0.7%
120th	Tonga	32.03%	0.3%
121st	Guatemala	32.05%	-13.5%
122nd	Nicaragua	32.22%	-0.8%
123rd	Samoa	32.30%	1.4%
124th	China	33.60%	-3.4%
125th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.82%	-3.7%
126th	Gabon	34.17%	-2.7%
127th	Congo, Republic of	35.01%	-3.1%
128th	Indonesia	35.56%	-3.4%
129th	Togo	36.44%	-1.6%
130th	Armenia	36.63%	-3.1%
131st	Senegal	36.68%	-2.1%
132nd	Azerbaijan	37.65%	-0.6%
133rd	Mongolia	37.71%	-4.4%
134th	Fiji	38.02%	3.8%
135th	Mauritania	38.17%	-1.5%
136th	Morocco	39.22%	-1.4%
137th	Solomon Islands	41.04%	2.1%
138th	Comoros	41.75%	-4.2%
139th	Sudan	41.86%	0.7%
140th	Thailand	42.14%	2.8%
141st	Pakistan	42.59%	-0.5%
142nd	Nigeria	42.89%	-2.5%
143rd	Liberia	43.21%	-3.2%
144th	Benin	43.72%	0.2%
145th	Ghana	45.76%	-2.8%
146th	Bangladesh	45.92%	-1.8%
147th	Albania	46.13%	1.5%
148th	Côte d'Ivoire	46.27%	-1.9%
149th	India	47.09%	-4.0%
150th	Viet Nam	47.37%	-2.0%
151st	Haiti	47.69%	-0.6%
152nd	Angola	48.58%	4.5%
153rd	Afghanistan	48.76%	-5.0%
154th	Timor-Leste	48.80%	-1.5%
155th	Georgia	49.88%	-2.8%
156th	Tajikistan	50.91%	-1.6%
157th	Cameroon	51.42%	-3.5%
158th	Myanmar	52.28%	0.1%
159th	Cambodia	53.20%	-5.9%
160th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	53.35%	-0.4%
161st	Vanuatu	54.02%	-2.0%
162nd	Kenya	54.48%	-1.2%
163rd	Equatorial Guinea	54.50%	-1.1%
164th	Moldova	55.37%	1.8%
165th	Guinea	55.82%	-3.3%
166th	Eritrea	55.84%	-0.5%
167th	Rwanda	57.35%	-3.9%
168th	Bhutan	58.35%	-3.0%
169th	Burkina Faso	61.08%	-2.1%
170th	Sierra Leone	61.61%	-3.6%
171st	Zimbabwe	61.96%	-0.1%
172nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	62.64%	-0.8%
173rd	Central African Republic	62.65%	-1.0%
174th	Zambia	62.99%	-5.9%
175th	South Sudan	63.76%	0.0%
176th	Uganda	64.99%	-0.4%
177th	Guinea-Bissau	66.07%	0.6%
178th	Malawi	66.58%	-0.1%
179th	Mali	67.23%	1.0%
180th	Tanzania	68.09%	-0.5%
181st	Madagascar	68.87%	-3.3%
182nd	Chad	74.52%	-0.9%
183rd	Niger	74.55%	-0.8%
184th	Mozambique	74.88%	-1.2%
185th	Lao PDR	76.72%	-1.5%
186th	Burundi	87.29%	-0.6%

FAQ

What was United States's agriculture employment in 2012?▾

United States's agriculture employment in 2012 was 1.80%. This ranked 16th globally.

How did United States's agriculture employment change in 2012?▾

United States's agriculture employment decreased by 3.7% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2012?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2012 at 87.29%.

What is the agriculture employment of United States in 2012?▾

The agriculture employment of United States in 2012 was 1.80%. This ranked 16th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for United States's agriculture employment?▾

United States's agriculture employment went from 1.87% in 2011 to 1.80% in 2012, a 3.7% decrease.

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