Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Palestine
Palestine: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 83.18 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Palestine stood at 83.18 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Palestine peaked at 83.18 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.87 %, in 2007.
That places Palestine 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.96 % | — |
| 2001 | 66.3 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 66.61 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.69 % | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 61.15 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 62.36 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 60.65 % | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.87 % | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 60.58 % | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 67.46 % | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 68.14 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.75 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.19 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 65.94 % | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 63.25 % | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 73.55 % | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 80.08 % | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 82.25 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 82.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.53 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.59 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.18 % | +1.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 83.18 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 83.18 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.88 %, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.76 % | 54.87 % | 67.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.72 % | 63.19 % | 82.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.32 % | 81.59 % | 83.18 % | 3 |
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Palestine?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Palestine was 83.18 % in 2022, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 83.18 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.87 % in 2007.
- How does Palestine rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Palestine ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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 — Male — 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.