ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 16.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 16.3 %.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 32.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2011.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.3 % | — |
| 1992 | 29.8 % | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 31.1 % | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 23.4 % | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 28.4 % | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 28.1 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.9 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 28 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 32.9 % | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1 % | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 29 % | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 27 % | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7 % | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 22.5 % | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 21 % | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1 % | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 14.4 % | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9 % | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 13.9 % | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.2 % | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2 % | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 15 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 17.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 16.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.3 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.09 % | 23.4 % | 31.1 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.66 % | 14.4 % | 32.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.05 % | 13.2 % | 16.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.73 % | 16.3 % | 17.1 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic was 16.3 % 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2011.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 — 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.