ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen
Yemen: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 43.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen stood at 43.5 %.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen peaked at 91.6 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.3 %, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 33rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 90.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 87.6 % | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 84.2 % | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 79.8 % | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 74.4 % | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 67.9 % | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 66.2 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 64.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 62.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 60.2 % | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 57.8 % | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 54.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 52.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.2 % | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.4 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 45.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 44.5 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 43.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6 % | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 48.8 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 44.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 43.5 % | -2.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 43.5 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.15 %, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 43.5 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5 %, 29.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.89 % | 90.1 % | 91.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.47 % | 57.8 % | 87.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.84 % | 43.3 % | 55.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 % | 43.5 % | 48.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 30 Liberia 44.4 % compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 44 % compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 43.8 % compare
- 34 Rwanda 43.1 % compare
- 35 Gambia 38.9 % compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 38.9 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Yemen was 43.5 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 % in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Yemen ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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 — Female — 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.