Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Kuwait

Employment in agriculture in Kuwait in 2025 — 1.9%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2025 1.9% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 2.7%2005
Period minimum 1.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Kuwait, 1991–20251.822.32.52.819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.4%1992: 2.4%1993: 2.3%1994: 2.2%1995: 2.1%1996: 2.1%1997: 2.2%1998: 2.2%1999: 2.3%2000: 2.4%2001: 2.4%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.6%2005: 2.7%2006: 2.6%2007: 2.6%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.4%2011: 2.4%2012: 2.4%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.3%2015: 2.2%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.1%2019: 2%2020: 2%2021: 2%2022: 2%2023: 2%2024: 1.9%2025: 1.9%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kuwait 1.9%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.9 −0 pp
2024 1.9 −0 pp
2023 2 −0 pp
2022 2 −0 pp
2021 2 −0 pp
2020 2 −0 pp
2019 2 −0.1 pp
2018 2.1 −0 pp
2017 2.1 −0 pp
2016 2.1 −0 pp
2015 2.2 −0.1 pp
2014 2.3 −0 pp
2013 2.3 −0 pp
2012 2.4 −0 pp
2011 2.4 −0 pp
2010 2.4 −0 pp
2009 2.5 −0 pp
2008 2.5 −0.1 pp
2007 2.6 −0.1 pp
2006 2.6 −0.1 pp
2005 2.7 +0.1 pp
2004 2.6 +0.1 pp
2003 2.5 +0 pp
2002 2.5 +0 pp
2001 2.4 +0.1 pp
2000 2.4 +0.1 pp
1999 2.3 +0.1 pp
1998 2.2 +0 pp
1997 2.2 +0 pp
1996 2.1 +0.1 pp
1995 2.1 −0.1 pp
1994 2.2 −0.1 pp
1993 2.3 −0.1 pp
1992 2.4 −0.1 pp
1991 2.4 —

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.