Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Malaysia

Employment in agriculture in Malaysia in 2025 — 9.2%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2025 9.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 18.9%1991
Period minimum 9.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Malaysia, 1991–20257.51012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.9%1992: 18.3%1993: 17.7%1994: 17.2%1995: 16.7%1996: 16.1%1997: 14.3%1998: 15.7%1999: 15.3%2000: 15.3%2001: 15.1%2002: 14.9%2003: 14.3%2004: 14.6%2005: 14.6%2006: 14.6%2007: 14.7%2008: 14%2009: 13.5%2010: 13.3%2011: 11.9%2012: 13.3%2013: 12.7%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.5%2016: 11.4%2017: 11.3%2018: 10.6%2019: 10.2%2020: 10.5%2021: 10.3%2022: 10%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.4%2025: 9.2%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 9.2%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.2 −0.3 pp
2024 9.4 −0.3 pp
2023 9.7 −0.3 pp
2022 10 −0.3 pp
2021 10.3 −0.2 pp
2020 10.5 +0.2 pp
2019 10.2 −0.4 pp
2018 10.6 −0.7 pp
2017 11.3 −0.1 pp
2016 11.4 −1.1 pp
2015 12.5 −0.1 pp
2014 12.6 −0.1 pp
2013 12.7 −0.6 pp
2012 13.3 +1.4 pp
2011 11.9 −1.4 pp
2010 13.3 −0.2 pp
2009 13.5 −0.5 pp
2008 14 −0.8 pp
2007 14.7 +0.1 pp
2006 14.6 −0 pp
2005 14.6 +0.1 pp
2004 14.6 +0.3 pp
2003 14.3 −0.7 pp
2002 14.9 −0.2 pp
2001 15.1 −0.1 pp
2000 15.3 −0 pp
1999 15.3 −0.4 pp
1998 15.7 +1.3 pp
1997 14.3 −1.8 pp
1996 16.1 −0.6 pp
1995 16.7 −0.5 pp
1994 17.2 −0.5 pp
1993 17.7 −0.6 pp
1992 18.3 −0.6 pp
1991 18.9 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.