Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan

Jordan: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
6th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.651 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.729 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.441 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.745 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.729 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.696 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.604 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.77 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.681 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.739 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.775 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.767 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.757 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.741 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.738 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.834 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 6th of 92 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, total in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +12.0%
2002 0.4% -39.6%
2003 0.7% +69.2%
2004 0.7% -2.2%
2005 0.7% -4.6%
2006 0.6% -13.2%
2007 0.8% +27.5%
2008 0.7% -11.6%
2009 0.7% +8.6%
2010 0.8% +4.9%
2011 0.8% -1.1%
2012 0.8% -1.3%
2013 0.7% -2.2%
2014 0.7% -0.4%
2016 0.8% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Jordan ranks 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
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