Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine
Palestine: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 5.88 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine is 5.88 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine peaked at 38.1 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.88 %, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 82nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.28 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.27 % | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 31.9 % | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 35.88 % | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 35.53 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 34.56 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 36.54 % | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 38.1 % | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.21 % | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 21.91 % | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 22.77 % | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.05 % | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 22.14 % | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 22.42 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.23 % | -36.5% |
| 2016 | 9.88 % | -30.6% |
| 2017 | 8.46 % | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 7.51 % | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 7.42 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.45 % | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 6.87 % | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 5.88 % | -14.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 5.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.24 %, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 5.88 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.99 %, 74% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.22 % | 21.91 % | 38.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 % | 7.42 % | 25.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.16 % | 5.88 % | 8.45 % | 4 |
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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Palestine was 5.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 % in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Palestine ranks 82nd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.