Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine
Palestine: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 6.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine is 6.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine peaked at 16.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2019.
That places Palestine 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Palestine was 6.3% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Palestine ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).