Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Greece

Employment in agriculture in Greece in 2025 — 10.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2025 10.7% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 105of 182
Period maximum 19.8%1996
Period minimum 10.3%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Greece, 1991–20251012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.7%1992: 19.4%1993: 19.2%1994: 19.3%1995: 19.3%1996: 19.8%1997: 19.5%1998: 17.3%1999: 17.3%2000: 16.7%2001: 15.3%2002: 14.5%2003: 14.1%2004: 11.4%2005: 11.3%2006: 11%2007: 10.6%2008: 10.6%2009: 11.1%2010: 11.9%2011: 11.8%2012: 12.3%2013: 13.2%2014: 13.1%2015: 12.5%2016: 11.9%2017: 11.7%2018: 11.9%2019: 11.2%2020: 10.3%2021: 11.4%2022: 11.2%2023: 11.5%2024: 11%2025: 10.7%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 10.7%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.7 −0.3 pp
2024 11 −0.5 pp
2023 11.5 +0.3 pp
2022 11.2 −0.2 pp
2021 11.4 +1.1 pp
2020 10.3 −0.9 pp
2019 11.2 −0.7 pp
2018 11.9 +0.2 pp
2017 11.7 −0.3 pp
2016 11.9 −0.6 pp
2015 12.5 −0.6 pp
2014 13.1 −0.1 pp
2013 13.2 +0.8 pp
2012 12.3 +0.6 pp
2011 11.8 −0.1 pp
2010 11.9 +0.8 pp
2009 11.1 +0.5 pp
2008 10.6 +0.1 pp
2007 10.6 −0.4 pp
2006 11 −0.3 pp
2005 11.3 −0.1 pp
2004 11.4 −2.7 pp
2003 14.1 −0.3 pp
2002 14.5 −0.8 pp
2001 15.3 −1.4 pp
2000 16.7 −0.6 pp
1999 17.3 −0 pp
1998 17.3 −2.2 pp
1997 19.5 −0.3 pp
1996 19.8 +0.5 pp
1995 19.3 +0 pp
1994 19.3 +0 pp
1993 19.2 −0.2 pp
1992 19.4 −0.2 pp
1991 19.7 —

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.