Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Lebanon

Employment in agriculture in Lebanon in 2023 — 3.5%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2023 3.5% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 142of 184
Period maximum 7.3%1991
Period minimum 3.5%2023

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Lebanon, 1991–20233456781991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 7.3%1992: 6.8%1993: 6.5%1994: 6.3%1995: 6%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.7%1998: 5.5%1999: 5.5%2000: 5.4%2001: 5.3%2002: 5.2%2003: 5.1%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.8%2006: 4.7%2007: 4.5%2008: 4.3%2009: 4.1%2010: 3.9%2011: 3.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 3.8%2014: 3.8%2015: 3.8%2016: 3.7%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.6%2020: 3.6%2021: 3.6%2022: 3.6%2023: 3.5%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 3.5%
World 26.6%
Western Asia computed 12.1%
Employment in agriculture — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.5 −0.1 pp
2022 3.6 −0 pp
2021 3.6 −0 pp
2020 3.6 +0.1 pp
2019 3.6 +0 pp
2018 3.5 −0.1 pp
2017 3.6 −0.1 pp
2016 3.7 −0.1 pp
2015 3.8 −0 pp
2014 3.8 +0.1 pp
2013 3.8 +0 pp
2012 3.8 −0.1 pp
2011 3.8 −0.1 pp
2010 3.9 −0.2 pp
2009 4.1 −0.2 pp
2008 4.3 −0.2 pp
2007 4.5 −0.2 pp
2006 4.7 −0.1 pp
2005 4.8 −0.1 pp
2004 4.9 −0.2 pp
2003 5.1 −0.1 pp
2002 5.2 −0.1 pp
2001 5.3 −0.1 pp
2000 5.4 −0.1 pp
1999 5.5 −0 pp
1998 5.5 −0.1 pp
1997 5.7 −0.1 pp
1996 5.8 −0.3 pp
1995 6 −0.2 pp
1994 6.3 −0.3 pp
1993 6.5 −0.3 pp
1992 6.8 −0.4 pp
1991 7.3

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.