Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Saudi Arabia

Employment in agriculture in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 2.5%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.3 pp.

2025 2.5% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 182
Period maximum 7.8%1991
Period minimum 2.5%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Saudi Arabia, 1991–20250246819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 7.8%1992: 7.7%1993: 7.5%1994: 7.3%1995: 7.2%1996: 7.1%1997: 6.9%1998: 6.7%1999: 6.6%2000: 6.5%2001: 6.4%2002: 6.3%2003: 6.1%2004: 5.9%2005: 5.8%2006: 5.6%2007: 5.5%2008: 5.3%2009: 5.1%2010: 4.9%2011: 4.8%2012: 4.6%2013: 4.5%2014: 4.3%2015: 4.1%2016: 4%2017: 3.9%2018: 3.1%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.2%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.9%2023: 2.7%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.5%
Change over the period: −5.3 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saudi Arabia 2.5%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.5 −0.1 pp
2024 2.6 −0.2 pp
2023 2.7 −0.1 pp
2022 2.9 +0.2 pp
2021 2.7 −0.5 pp
2020 3.2 +0.1 pp
2019 3.1 +0 pp
2018 3.1 −0.9 pp
2017 3.9 −0.1 pp
2016 4 −0.1 pp
2015 4.1 −0.2 pp
2014 4.3 −0.2 pp
2013 4.5 −0.1 pp
2012 4.6 −0.2 pp
2011 4.8 −0.2 pp
2010 4.9 −0.2 pp
2009 5.1 −0.2 pp
2008 5.3 −0.2 pp
2007 5.5 −0.2 pp
2006 5.6 −0.2 pp
2005 5.8 −0.1 pp
2004 5.9 −0.2 pp
2003 6.1 −0.2 pp
2002 6.3 −0.1 pp
2001 6.4 −0.1 pp
2000 6.5 −0.1 pp
1999 6.6 −0.1 pp
1998 6.7 −0.2 pp
1997 6.9 −0.1 pp
1996 7.1 −0.1 pp
1995 7.2 −0.1 pp
1994 7.3 −0.2 pp
1993 7.5 −0.2 pp
1992 7.7 −0.1 pp
1991 7.8 —

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.