Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Cyprus

Employment in agriculture in Cyprus in 2025 — 2.2%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.3 pp.

2025 2.2% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 154of 182
Period maximum 6.4%1991
Period minimum 2.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Cyprus, 1991–20250246819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.4%1992: 6.2%1993: 6%1994: 5.5%1995: 5.4%1996: 5.2%1997: 5%1998: 4.8%1999: 4.7%2000: 5.4%2001: 4.8%2002: 5.3%2003: 5.2%2004: 4.8%2005: 4.7%2006: 4.3%2007: 4.4%2008: 4.2%2009: 3.9%2010: 3.8%2011: 3.8%2012: 2.9%2013: 3.1%2014: 4.4%2015: 4%2016: 3.6%2017: 2.5%2018: 2.2%2019: 2.4%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.9%2022: 2.4%2023: 2.5%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%
Change over the period: −4.3 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 2.2%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.2 −0 pp
2024 2.2 −0.3 pp
2023 2.5 +0.1 pp
2022 2.4 −0.5 pp
2021 2.9 +0.1 pp
2020 2.7 +0.3 pp
2019 2.4 +0.2 pp
2018 2.2 −0.4 pp
2017 2.5 −1.1 pp
2016 3.6 −0.4 pp
2015 4 −0.4 pp
2014 4.4 +1.3 pp
2013 3.1 +0.2 pp
2012 2.9 −0.9 pp
2011 3.8 +0 pp
2010 3.8 −0.1 pp
2009 3.9 −0.3 pp
2008 4.2 −0.2 pp
2007 4.4 +0.1 pp
2006 4.3 −0.5 pp
2005 4.7 −0.1 pp
2004 4.8 −0.4 pp
2003 5.2 −0.1 pp
2002 5.3 +0.4 pp
2001 4.8 −0.6 pp
2000 5.4 +0.7 pp
1999 4.7 −0.2 pp
1998 4.8 −0.2 pp
1997 5 −0.2 pp
1996 5.2 −0.2 pp
1995 5.4 −0.2 pp
1994 5.5 −0.4 pp
1993 6 −0.2 pp
1992 6.2 −0.3 pp
1991 6.4 —

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.