ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine
Palestine: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 5.3 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine stood at 5.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine peaked at 36.8 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.3 %, in 2025.
Palestine ranks 50th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 26.7 % | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5 % | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 34.2 % | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 34.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.9 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1 % | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 36.8 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 26.9 % | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 20.6 % | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 21.4 % | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.1 % | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 23.8 % | +39.2% |
| 2013 | 21 % | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 21 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1 % | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 9 % | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7 % | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8 % | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7 % | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2 % | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 5.3 % | -10.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 5.3 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.45 %, 15% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 5.3 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.65 %, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.25 % | 20.6 % | 36.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.76 % | 6.7 % | 23.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 % | 5.3 % | 7.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Palestine was 5.3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 % in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Palestine ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.