Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Palestine
Palestine: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 13.05 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 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: total employment in agrifood in Palestine stood at 13.05 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Palestine peaked at 31.86 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.49 %, in 2018.
That places Palestine 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.65 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.32 % | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 22.17 % | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 25.89 % | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 26.35 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.52 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 28.02 % | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 31.86 % | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 26.07 % | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 21.92 % | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 21.01 % | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 24.62 % | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 24.12 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.88 % | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 26 % | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 19.08 % | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 14.72 % | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 12.7 % | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 11.49 % | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 11.61 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.79 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.57 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 13.05 % | +3.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 13.05 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.08 %, 30% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 13.05 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.25 %, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.28 % | 21.32 % | 31.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.82 % | 11.49 % | 26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 % | 11.79 % | 13.05 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 166 United States Virgin Islands 13.13 % compare
- 167 Oman 13.06 % compare
- 169 Lebanon 11.12 % compare
- 170 Afghanistan 9.17 % compare
- 171 Yemen 8.77 % compare
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: total employment in agrifood in Palestine?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Palestine was 13.05 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.86 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 % in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Palestine ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.