Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Myanmar

Employment in agriculture in Myanmar in 2025 — 45%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 25.3 pp.

2025 45% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 182
Period maximum 70.3%1991
Period minimum 45%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Myanmar, 1991–2025405060708019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.3%1992: 69%1993: 68.9%1994: 68.7%1995: 66.8%1996: 65.2%1997: 63.4%1998: 62.8%1999: 62%2000: 60.7%2001: 59.9%2002: 58.9%2003: 57.4%2004: 56.3%2005: 55.2%2006: 54.3%2007: 53.5%2008: 52.8%2009: 52.1%2010: 51.9%2011: 52.2%2012: 52.3%2013: 52.2%2014: 52.2%2015: 51.7%2016: 51.5%2017: 51.3%2018: 48.9%2019: 49.8%2020: 46.5%2021: 46.6%2022: 45.8%2023: 45.2%2024: 45.4%2025: 45%
Change over the period: −25.3 pp Annual average: -0.74 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 45%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45 −0.4 pp
2024 45.4 +0.1 pp
2023 45.2 −0.6 pp
2022 45.8 −0.8 pp
2021 46.6 +0.1 pp
2020 46.5 −3.3 pp
2019 49.8 +0.8 pp
2018 48.9 −2.4 pp
2017 51.3 −0.2 pp
2016 51.5 −0.1 pp
2015 51.7 −0.5 pp
2014 52.2 +0 pp
2013 52.2 −0.1 pp
2012 52.3 +0.1 pp
2011 52.2 +0.3 pp
2010 51.9 −0.2 pp
2009 52.1 −0.6 pp
2008 52.8 −0.7 pp
2007 53.5 −0.8 pp
2006 54.3 −1 pp
2005 55.2 −1.1 pp
2004 56.3 −1.1 pp
2003 57.4 −1.5 pp
2002 58.9 −1 pp
2001 59.9 −0.8 pp
2000 60.7 −1.2 pp
1999 62 −0.8 pp
1998 62.8 −0.6 pp
1997 63.4 −1.8 pp
1996 65.2 −1.6 pp
1995 66.8 −1.9 pp
1994 68.7 −0.2 pp
1993 68.9 −0.2 pp
1992 69 −1.2 pp
1991 70.3 —

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.