Countries of the World with the Highest Proportion of People Employed in the Agricultural Sector (%)
Countries of the World with the Highest Proportion of People Employed in the Agricultural Sector (%)
Country
|
1990
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nepal
|
93.6
|
93.4
|
93.3
|
93.3
|
93.3
|
93.2
|
Ethiopia
|
85.8
|
85.6
|
85.5
|
85.3
|
83.6
|
83.2
|
Tanzania
|
84.4
|
83.5
|
83.2
|
83
|
81.7
|
81.3
|
Uganda
|
84.5
|
83.6
|
83.3
|
83.1
|
81.6
|
81.1
|
Mozambique
|
82.7
|
81.6
|
81.3
|
81
|
81.2
|
81.0
|
Kenya
|
79.5
|
78.3
|
78.0
|
77.7
|
76.7
|
76.3
|
Madagascar
|
78.2
|
76.7
|
76.3
|
75.9
|
75.5
|
75.1
|
China
|
72.2
|
71.5
|
71.3
|
71.1
|
68.5
|
68.0
|
Dem. Rep. of Congo
|
67.8
|
66.4
|
66.1
|
65.8
|
64.6
|
64.2
|
India
|
64.0
|
62.1
|
61.6
|
61.2
|
61.0
|
60.5
|
Bangladesh
|
65.2
|
62.2
|
61.6
|
60.9
|
58.6
|
57.7
|
Hungary
|
18.0
|
9.3
|
8.9
|
13.3
|
11.9
|
11.5
|
Global Avg.
|
49.0
|
47.8
|
47.5
|
47.1
|
46.0
|
45.6
|
