Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine
Palestine: Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine, 1998–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Palestine 67th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of male employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +82.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -30.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 21% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +82.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine?
- Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male in Palestine was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male?
- Palestine ranks 67th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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