ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 13.2 % in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
13.2 %
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
6th
of 8 countries
All-time high
58.6 %
in 1971
All-time low
13.2 %
in 2011
Years of data
22
1970–2011

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2011

1020304050601970199020111970: 49.8 %1971: 58.6 %1972: 55.5 %1973: 52.7 %1974: 52.9 %1975: 51.1 %1976: 32.8 %1977: 39.1 %1978: 34.7 %1979: 32.8 %1983: 30.6 %1984: 25.5 %1989: 26.5 %1991: 28.2 %2001: 29.8 %2002: 30.3 %2006: 19.6 %2007: 19.1 %2008: 14.5 %2009: 15.2 %2010: 15.2 %2011: 13.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2011, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 13.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 58.6 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970 to 2011.
Year % Change
1970 49.8 %
1971 58.6 % +17.7%
1972 55.5 % -5.3%
1973 52.7 % -5.0%
1974 52.9 % +0.4%
1975 51.1 % -3.4%
1976 32.8 % -35.8%
1977 39.1 % +19.2%
1978 34.7 % -11.3%
1979 32.8 % -5.5%
1983 30.6 % -6.7%
1984 25.5 % -16.7%
1989 26.5 % +3.9%
1991 28.2 % +6.4%
2001 29.8 % +5.7%
2002 30.3 % +1.7%
2006 19.6 % -35.3%
2007 19.1 % -2.6%
2008 14.5 % -24.1%
2009 15.2 % +4.8%
2010 15.2 % +0.0%
2011 13.2 % -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46 % 32.8 % 58.6 % 10
1980s 27.53 % 25.5 % 30.6 % 3
1990s 28.2 % 28.2 % 28.2 % 1
2000s 21.42 % 14.5 % 30.3 % 6
2010s 14.2 % 13.2 % 15.2 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Syrian Arab Republic was 13.2 % in 2011, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 58.6 % in 1971.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th out of 8 countries with data for 2011.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
127 places, 3,325 data points, 1947–2025
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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.