Saudi Arabia: Employment in agriculture

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 Saudi Arabia

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 2.88
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 6.17
 Min - Max 2.67 - 7.86
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 2.88 percent, an increase from 2.67 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1991 to 2022 is 6.17 percent. The minimum value, 2.67 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 7.86 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Saudi Arabia - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Saudi Arabia - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2022




Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

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 Forest area, percent 0.5 2021 percent
 Percent agricultural land 80.77 2021 percent
 Employment in agriculture 2.88 2022 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 2.71 2023 percent
 Agriculture value added 28.98 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 1,736,370 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 182.3 2022 index points
 Precipitation 59 2020 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 1.6 2021 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 5,002 2022 kg per hectar
 Food production index 172.7 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 88.7 2021 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 164.7 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 9,770.0 2021 sq. km
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