Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 6.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, 1991–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of stood at 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of peaked at 16.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2019.
That places Palestine, State of 125th out of 186 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.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Palestine, State of
- 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 share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of was 6.3% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.