Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Palestine

Employment in agriculture in Palestine in 2022 — 6.3%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 186. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.1 pp.

2022 6.3% −0.5 pp vs 2021
World rank 125of 186
Period maximum 16.7%2006
Period minimum 6.2%2019

Trend over time

1991–2022 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Palestine, 1991–202251015201991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 14.5%1992: 14.4%1993: 14.3%1994: 14.2%1995: 13.9%1996: 14%1997: 13.3%1998: 12.9%1999: 12.4%2000: 12.5%2001: 12.5%2002: 15.4%2003: 16.3%2004: 16.4%2005: 15.1%2006: 16.7%2007: 16%2008: 13.4%2009: 11.9%2010: 11.9%2011: 12.3%2012: 11.6%2013: 10.7%2014: 10.5%2015: 8.8%2016: 7.5%2017: 6.8%2018: 6.4%2019: 6.2%2020: 6.5%2021: 6.8%2022: 6.3%
Change over the period: −8.1 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Palestine 6.3%
World 26.9%
Western Asia computed 12.7%
Employment in agriculture — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 6.3 −0.5 pp
2021 6.8 +0.3 pp
2020 6.5 +0.3 pp
2019 6.2 −0.3 pp
2018 6.4 −0.4 pp
2017 6.8 −0.6 pp
2016 7.5 −1.3 pp
2015 8.8 −1.8 pp
2014 10.5 −0.2 pp
2013 10.7 −0.9 pp
2012 11.6 −0.7 pp
2011 12.3 +0.4 pp
2010 11.9 +0 pp
2009 11.9 −1.5 pp
2008 13.4 −2.7 pp
2007 16 −0.7 pp
2006 16.7 +1.6 pp
2005 15.1 −1.3 pp
2004 16.4 +0.1 pp
2003 16.3 +0.9 pp
2002 15.4 +2.9 pp
2001 12.5 −0 pp
2000 12.5 +0.1 pp
1999 12.4 −0.5 pp
1998 12.9 −0.5 pp
1997 13.3 −0.6 pp
1996 14 +0.1 pp
1995 13.9 −0.3 pp
1994 14.2 −0.1 pp
1993 14.3 −0.1 pp
1992 14.4 −0.1 pp
1991 14.5

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.