Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Egypt 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +114.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +61.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +114.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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