ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 403.33 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia stood at 403.33 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia peaked at 520.99 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 234.77 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 234.77 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 243.86 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 249.22 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 255.04 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 261.99 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 268.48 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 274.75 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 278.81 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 286.6 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 301.33 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 310.15 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 320.27 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 330.13 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 340.46 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 354.11 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 367.98 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 383.87 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 401.55 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 411.67 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 431.64 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 451.59 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 474.15 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 494.39 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 505.01 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 515.81 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 520.99 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 490.79 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 376.59 1000 No | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 392.67 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 402.74 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 358.86 1000 No | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 410.22 1000 No | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 420.05 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 405.88 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 403.33 1000 No | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261.5 1000 No | 234.77 1000 No | 286.6 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 352.15 1000 No | 301.33 1000 No | 411.67 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.36 1000 No | 376.59 1000 No | 520.99 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 400.18 1000 No | 358.86 1000 No | 420.05 1000 No | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia was 403.33 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 520.99 1000 No in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.77 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — 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.