ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 416.39 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
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia is 416.39 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Saudi Arabia peaked at 530.71 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 236.3 1000 No, in 1991.
Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 236.3 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 245.44 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 250.97 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 256.98 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 264.13 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 270.86 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 277.41 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 281.76 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 289.87 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 304.65 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 313.58 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 323.78 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 333.95 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 344.64 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 358.69 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 372.99 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 389.02 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 406.91 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 416.95 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 437.57 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 458.2 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 481.22 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 501.68 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 512.64 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 524.35 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 530.71 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 499.49 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 384.69 1000 No | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 404.64 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 421.98 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 370.41 1000 No | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 421.22 1000 No | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 434.06 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 418.71 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 416.39 1000 No | -0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 416.39 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.45 1000 No, 5.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 416.39 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 163.62 1000 No, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263.75 1000 No | 236.3 1000 No | 289.87 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 356.52 1000 No | 304.65 1000 No | 416.95 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 473.52 1000 No | 384.69 1000 No | 530.71 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 413.8 1000 No | 370.41 1000 No | 434.06 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 100 Greece 439.5 1000 No compare
- 101 Belarus 434.88 1000 No compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 424.6 1000 No compare
- 104 Albania 407.12 1000 No compare
- 105 El Salvador 400.43 1000 No compare
- 106 Equatorial Guinea 374.24 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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 416.39 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 530.71 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 236.3 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd out of 194 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 20.6%. 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 — 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.