Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Qatar

Employment in agriculture in Qatar in 2025 — 1.6%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.7 pp.

2025 1.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 162of 182
Period maximum 4.3%1991
Period minimum 1.2%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Qatar, 1991–2025024619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 4.3%1992: 4.3%1993: 4.2%1994: 4.1%1995: 4%1996: 3.8%1997: 3.7%1998: 3.2%1999: 2.9%2000: 2.6%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.6%2004: 2.7%2005: 2.9%2006: 3%2007: 2.4%2008: 1.6%2009: 1.6%2010: 1.5%2011: 1.4%2012: 1.4%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.3%2015: 1.2%2016: 1.2%2017: 1.2%2018: 1.3%2019: 1.5%2020: 1.3%2021: 1.3%2022: 1.7%2023: 1.7%2024: 1.7%2025: 1.6%
Change over the period: −2.7 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Qatar 1.6%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.6 −0 pp
2024 1.7 −0 pp
2023 1.7 −0 pp
2022 1.7 +0.4 pp
2021 1.3 −0 pp
2020 1.3 −0.2 pp
2019 1.5 +0.2 pp
2018 1.3 +0.1 pp
2017 1.2 +0 pp
2016 1.2 −0 pp
2015 1.2 −0.1 pp
2014 1.3 −0.1 pp
2013 1.4 +0 pp
2012 1.4 −0 pp
2011 1.4 −0.1 pp
2010 1.5 −0.1 pp
2009 1.6 +0 pp
2008 1.6 −0.8 pp
2007 2.4 −0.6 pp
2006 3 +0.1 pp
2005 2.9 +0.1 pp
2004 2.7 +0.1 pp
2003 2.6 +0.2 pp
2002 2.4 +0.1 pp
2001 2.3 −0.3 pp
2000 2.6 −0.3 pp
1999 2.9 −0.3 pp
1998 3.2 −0.4 pp
1997 3.7 −0.2 pp
1996 3.8 −0.1 pp
1995 4 −0.1 pp
1994 4.1 −0.1 pp
1993 4.2 −0.1 pp
1992 4.3 −0.1 pp
1991 4.3 —

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.