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xCreamPye69 t1_je52j86 wrote

Reply to comment by phiwong in eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? by PickledSpace56

Way WAAAAAY less than 10%

1/10 people living in developed world today aren't farmers. Not even 1 percent. I dont know the exact percentage but its within a fraction of a fraction of a percent, for modern developed countries at least.

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phiwong t1_je57yyo wrote

It is low but not that low (fraction of a fraction etc). The four largest economies in the world

US 1.3%

China 22% (expected since it is still developing compared to others)

Japan 1.2%

Germany 1.2%

Adding UK (5th or 6th) ~1% and India 45%

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xCreamPye69 t1_je5gp8k wrote

How do you define 'engaging in agriculture or livestock' - as in the farmers that raise the cattle and plant the crops, or anyone that 'engages' in the agriculture/farming industry? (e.g truck drivers, feed suppliers, crop processors etc)

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Flo422 t1_je7r4rm wrote

Maybe a better comparison would be: "what percentage of the median income is used to buy food".

Didn't look it up myself, I would guess this changed a lot over past few hundred years in Europe.

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Captain-Griffen t1_je56eir wrote

"Developed" and "modern" are not synonymous. Brazil, for instance, has only in the last few years dropped below 10%.

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TheSkiGeek t1_je5hle2 wrote

The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are typically still considered as “developing” economies, they still have a lot of people living either without modern conveniences or in total squalor (or both).

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