FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 17.49 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United Arab Emirates is 17.49 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United Arab Emirates peaked at 28.53 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.49 %, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 137th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.64 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.53 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 28.28 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.94 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 26.7 % | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26.02 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.41 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.84 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.42 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.56 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.69 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.34 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 22.69 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 22 % | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 21.42 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 20.66 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.44 % | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 26.69 % | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 26.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.5 % | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 18.74 % | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 17.49 % | -6.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 17.49 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.96 %, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 17.49 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.31 %, 33% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.0% | 26.7 % | 19.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.33 % | 23.56 % | 28.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.85 % | 20.6 % | 26.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.61 % | 17.49 % | 26.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United Arab Emirates?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United Arab Emirates was 17.49 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 28.53 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.49 % in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 137th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.