Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan
Jordan: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Jordan ranks 6th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of male workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -40.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +69.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +13.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 3 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
- 4 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.9% compare
- 7 Slovakia 0.8% compare
- 8 United States of America 0.8% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Jordan rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male?
- Jordan ranks 6th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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