Countries of the World with the Lowest Proportion of People Employed in the Agricultural Sector (%)
Countries of the World with the Lowest Proportion of People Employed in the Agricultural Sector (%)
Country
|
1990
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
Belgium-Luxembourg
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
United States
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
Canada
|
3.4
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
Germany
|
4.0 a)
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
Netherlands
|
4.6
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
France
|
5.5
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
Japan
|
7.3
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
4.8
|
4.6
|
Australia
|
5.5
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
Italy
|
8.6
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
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
|
a) Figure for the Federal Republic of Germany
