ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 1.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.8 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.8 %, in 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7 % | — |
| 1992 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.8 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6 % | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1 % | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7 % | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2 % | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9 % | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5 % | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2 % | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6 % | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 % | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1 % | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 2 % | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9 % | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8 % | -5.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.25 %, 55% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.8 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.4 %, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.64 % | 6.5 % | 7 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.83 % | 3.6 % | 6.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 % | 3.3 % | 3.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 % | 1.8 % | 2.7 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in United Arab Emirates was 1.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 7 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 % in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.