Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing. Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Rwanda (1989)90.1
2Burkina Faso (1994)88.8
3Chad (1993)83
4Madagascar (2005)82
5Tanzania (2006)76.5
6Equatorial Guinea (1983)76.3
7Guinea (1994)76
8Lesotho (1999)72.3
9Zambia (2000)71.6
10Uganda (2003)68.7
11Sierra Leone (2004)68.5
12Gambia (1993)64.7
13Cameroon (2001)60.6
14Zimbabwe (1999)60
15Ghana (1999)55
16Nigeria (1986)46.8
17Morocco (2006)43.3
18Gabon (1993)41.6
19Mali (2004)41.5
20North Africa (2006)34.95
21Senegal (2006)33.7
22Egypt (2006)31.2
23Botswana (2005)29.9
24Namibia (2004)29.9
25Sao Tome and Principe (2000)27.9
26Tunisia (1989)25.8
27Algeria (2004)20.7
28Libya (1986)19.7
29Mauritius (2007)9.1
30South Africa (2007)8.8
31Ethiopia (2006)8.6
32Angola (1992)5.1
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