Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Jordan
Jordan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 2.13 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Jordan is 2.13 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.3% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Jordan peaked at 5.22 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.13 %, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.09 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.03 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.26 % | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.04 % | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.86 % | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 4 % | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.71 % | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 4.57 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.74 % | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.85 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.94 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.84 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.35 % | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.13 % | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.34 % | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7 % | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 4.96 % | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.96 % | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 4.85 % | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 5.22 % | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.03 % | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 4.99 % | +64.7% |
| 2023 | 2.13 % | -57.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.13 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.12 %, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +64.7% | 3.03 % | 4.99 % |
| 2023 | -57.3% | 4.99 % | 2.13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.23 % | 3.86 % | 4.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 % | 3.96 % | 4.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 % | 2.13 % | 5.22 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Jordan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Jordan was 2.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 % in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Jordan ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.