Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Palestine

Employment in agriculture in Palestine in 2022 — 6.3%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.1 pp.

2022 6.3% −0.5 pp vs 2021
World rank 125of 186
Period maximum 16.7%2006
Period minimum 6.2%2019

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Palestine, 1991–202251015201991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 14.5%1992: 14.4%1993: 14.3%1994: 14.2%1995: 13.9%1996: 14%1997: 13.3%1998: 12.9%1999: 12.4%2000: 12.5%2001: 12.5%2002: 15.4%2003: 16.3%2004: 16.4%2005: 15.1%2006: 16.7%2007: 16%2008: 13.4%2009: 11.9%2010: 11.9%2011: 12.3%2012: 11.6%2013: 10.7%2014: 10.5%2015: 8.8%2016: 7.5%2017: 6.8%2018: 6.4%2019: 6.2%2020: 6.5%2021: 6.8%2022: 6.3%
Change over the period: −8.1 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 6.3%
World 26.9%
Western Asia computed 12.7%
Employment in agriculture — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 6.3 −0.5 pp
2021 6.8 +0.3 pp
2020 6.5 +0.3 pp
2019 6.2 −0.3 pp
2018 6.4 −0.4 pp
2017 6.8 −0.6 pp
2016 7.5 −1.3 pp
2015 8.8 −1.8 pp
2014 10.5 −0.2 pp
2013 10.7 −0.9 pp
2012 11.6 −0.7 pp
2011 12.3 +0.4 pp
2010 11.9 +0 pp
2009 11.9 −1.5 pp
2008 13.4 −2.7 pp
2007 16 −0.7 pp
2006 16.7 +1.6 pp
2005 15.1 −1.3 pp
2004 16.4 +0.1 pp
2003 16.3 +0.9 pp
2002 15.4 +2.9 pp
2001 12.5 −0 pp
2000 12.5 +0.1 pp
1999 12.4 −0.5 pp
1998 12.9 −0.5 pp
1997 13.3 −0.6 pp
1996 14 +0.1 pp
1995 13.9 −0.3 pp
1994 14.2 −0.1 pp
1993 14.3 −0.1 pp
1992 14.4 −0.1 pp
1991 14.5 —

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.