Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.4% for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places United Arab Emirates 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United Arab Emirates was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.