Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Jordan

Employment in agriculture in Jordan in 2025 — 3.1%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2025 3.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 142of 182
Period maximum 4.7%1991
Period minimum 3.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Jordan, 1991–202533.544.5519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.7%1992: 4.6%1993: 4.6%1994: 4.5%1995: 4.4%1996: 4.4%1997: 4.4%1998: 4.3%1999: 4.2%2000: 4.1%2001: 4%2002: 3.9%2003: 4%2004: 4.1%2005: 4%2006: 3.9%2007: 3.8%2008: 3.7%2009: 3.6%2010: 3.5%2011: 3.4%2012: 3.4%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.4%2015: 3.4%2016: 3.4%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.7%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.3%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.2%2025: 3.1%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jordan 3.1%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Employment in agriculture — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.1 −0.1 pp
2024 3.2 −0.1 pp
2023 3.3 −0 pp
2022 3.3 +0 pp
2021 3.3 −0 pp
2020 3.3 −0.1 pp
2019 3.4 −0.4 pp
2018 3.7 +0.4 pp
2017 3.4 −0.1 pp
2016 3.4 −0 pp
2015 3.4 +0 pp
2014 3.4 +0 pp
2013 3.4 −0 pp
2012 3.4 −0.1 pp
2011 3.4 −0.1 pp
2010 3.5 −0.1 pp
2009 3.6 −0.1 pp
2008 3.7 −0.1 pp
2007 3.8 −0.1 pp
2006 3.9 −0.1 pp
2005 4 −0.1 pp
2004 4.1 +0.1 pp
2003 4 +0.1 pp
2002 3.9 −0.1 pp
2001 4 −0.1 pp
2000 4.1 −0.1 pp
1999 4.2 −0.1 pp
1998 4.3 −0.1 pp
1997 4.4 −0.1 pp
1996 4.4 −0 pp
1995 4.4 −0.1 pp
1994 4.5 −0 pp
1993 4.6 −0 pp
1992 4.6 −0.1 pp
1991 4.7 —

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.