Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Greece

Employment in agriculture in Greece in 2025 — 10.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2025 10.7% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 105of 182
Period maximum 19.8%1996
Period minimum 10.3%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Greece, 1991–20251012.51517.52019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.7%1992: 19.4%1993: 19.2%1994: 19.3%1995: 19.3%1996: 19.8%1997: 19.5%1998: 17.3%1999: 17.3%2000: 16.7%2001: 15.3%2002: 14.5%2003: 14.1%2004: 11.4%2005: 11.3%2006: 11%2007: 10.6%2008: 10.6%2009: 11.1%2010: 11.9%2011: 11.8%2012: 12.3%2013: 13.2%2014: 13.1%2015: 12.5%2016: 11.9%2017: 11.7%2018: 11.9%2019: 11.2%2020: 10.3%2021: 11.4%2022: 11.2%2023: 11.5%2024: 11%2025: 10.7%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 10.7%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.7 −0.3 pp
2024 11 −0.5 pp
2023 11.5 +0.3 pp
2022 11.2 −0.2 pp
2021 11.4 +1.1 pp
2020 10.3 −0.9 pp
2019 11.2 −0.7 pp
2018 11.9 +0.2 pp
2017 11.7 −0.3 pp
2016 11.9 −0.6 pp
2015 12.5 −0.6 pp
2014 13.1 −0.1 pp
2013 13.2 +0.8 pp
2012 12.3 +0.6 pp
2011 11.8 −0.1 pp
2010 11.9 +0.8 pp
2009 11.1 +0.5 pp
2008 10.6 +0.1 pp
2007 10.6 −0.4 pp
2006 11 −0.3 pp
2005 11.3 −0.1 pp
2004 11.4 −2.7 pp
2003 14.1 −0.3 pp
2002 14.5 −0.8 pp
2001 15.3 −1.4 pp
2000 16.7 −0.6 pp
1999 17.3 −0 pp
1998 17.3 −2.2 pp
1997 19.5 −0.3 pp
1996 19.8 +0.5 pp
1995 19.3 +0 pp
1994 19.3 +0 pp
1993 19.2 −0.2 pp
1992 19.4 −0.2 pp
1991 19.7

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.