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.