ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 12.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.1 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Greece peaked at 25.7 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 10.3 %, in 2007.
That places Greece 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.7 % | — |
| 1982 | 24.8 % | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 17.6 % | -29.0% |
| 1994 | 17.4 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.7 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.9 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.8 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 16.1 % | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 16 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6 % | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8 % | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 13.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 10.9 % | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2 % | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9 % | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.6 % | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1 % | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.1 % | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.2 % | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7 % | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 12.1 % | -4.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 %, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.1 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.55 %, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -29.0% | 24.8 % | 17.6 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.25 % | 24.8 % | 25.7 % | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.21 % | 16 % | 17.9 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.17 % | 10.3 % | 15.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.58 % | 11.8 % | 13.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 % | 11.1 % | 12.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 47 Romania 13.2 % compare
- 48 Malaysia 13 % compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.9 % compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 11.9 % compare
- 52 Uruguay 11.7 % compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 11.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Greece?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Greece was 12.1 % in 2024, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 % in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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 — 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.