Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Lebanon

Employment in agriculture in Lebanon in 2023 — 3.5%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2023 3.5% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 142of 184
Period maximum 7.3%1991
Period minimum 3.5%2023

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Lebanon, 1991–20233456781991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 7.3%1992: 6.8%1993: 6.5%1994: 6.3%1995: 6%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.7%1998: 5.5%1999: 5.5%2000: 5.4%2001: 5.3%2002: 5.2%2003: 5.1%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.8%2006: 4.7%2007: 4.5%2008: 4.3%2009: 4.1%2010: 3.9%2011: 3.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 3.8%2014: 3.8%2015: 3.8%2016: 3.7%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.6%2020: 3.6%2021: 3.6%2022: 3.6%2023: 3.5%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 3.5%
World 26.6%
Western Asia computed 12.1%
Employment in agriculture — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.5 −0.1 pp
2022 3.6 −0 pp
2021 3.6 −0 pp
2020 3.6 +0.1 pp
2019 3.6 +0 pp
2018 3.5 −0.1 pp
2017 3.6 −0.1 pp
2016 3.7 −0.1 pp
2015 3.8 −0 pp
2014 3.8 +0.1 pp
2013 3.8 +0 pp
2012 3.8 −0.1 pp
2011 3.8 −0.1 pp
2010 3.9 −0.2 pp
2009 4.1 −0.2 pp
2008 4.3 −0.2 pp
2007 4.5 −0.2 pp
2006 4.7 −0.1 pp
2005 4.8 −0.1 pp
2004 4.9 −0.2 pp
2003 5.1 −0.1 pp
2002 5.2 −0.1 pp
2001 5.3 −0.1 pp
2000 5.4 −0.1 pp
1999 5.5 −0 pp
1998 5.5 −0.1 pp
1997 5.7 −0.1 pp
1996 5.8 −0.3 pp
1995 6 −0.2 pp
1994 6.3 −0.3 pp
1993 6.5 −0.3 pp
1992 6.8 −0.4 pp
1991 7.3 —

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.