Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Yemen

Employment in agriculture in Yemen in 2025 — 31.6%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 28.1 pp.

2025 31.6% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 182
Period maximum 61.6%1998
Period minimum 29.2%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Yemen, 1991–202520304050607019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 59.8%1992: 59.7%1993: 59.6%1994: 59.5%1995: 60.1%1996: 60.7%1997: 61.1%1998: 61.6%1999: 59%2000: 54.8%2001: 50.3%2002: 45.7%2003: 41%2004: 36.3%2005: 34.8%2006: 33.5%2007: 32.4%2008: 31.3%2009: 30.4%2010: 29.2%2011: 30.2%2012: 29.8%2013: 29.3%2014: 29.2%2015: 30.5%2016: 30.8%2017: 31%2018: 30.7%2019: 30.4%2020: 32.1%2021: 32.5%2022: 32.1%2023: 32%2024: 31.8%2025: 31.6%
Change over the period: −28.1 pp Annual average: -0.83 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 31.6%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.6 −0.2 pp
2024 31.8 −0.1 pp
2023 32 −0.1 pp
2022 32.1 −0.4 pp
2021 32.5 +0.4 pp
2020 32.1 +1.7 pp
2019 30.4 −0.3 pp
2018 30.7 −0.3 pp
2017 31 +0.2 pp
2016 30.8 +0.4 pp
2015 30.5 +1.2 pp
2014 29.2 −0 pp
2013 29.3 −0.5 pp
2012 29.8 −0.4 pp
2011 30.2 +1 pp
2010 29.2 −1.2 pp
2009 30.4 −0.9 pp
2008 31.3 −1.1 pp
2007 32.4 −1.1 pp
2006 33.5 −1.3 pp
2005 34.8 −1.5 pp
2004 36.3 −4.7 pp
2003 41 −4.6 pp
2002 45.7 −4.7 pp
2001 50.3 −4.4 pp
2000 54.8 −4.2 pp
1999 59 −2.6 pp
1998 61.6 +0.4 pp
1997 61.1 +0.5 pp
1996 60.7 +0.6 pp
1995 60.1 +0.6 pp
1994 59.5 −0.1 pp
1993 59.6 −0.1 pp
1992 59.7 −0.1 pp
1991 59.8 —

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.