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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Afghanistan leads Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 51.63%, while Israel sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.76%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.012.925.838.751.6AfghanistanAfghanistan: 51.63%51.6PakistanPakistan: 36.23%36.2Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 31.62%31.6MoroccoMorocco: 27.89%27.9Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 17.52%17.5Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 16.30%16.3Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 13.62%13.6TunisiaTunisia: 12.46%12.5LibyaLibya: 10.00%10.0AlgeriaAlgeria: 9.48%9.5IraqIraq: 8.17%8.2OmanOman: 5.95%5.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 51.63%
2 Pakistan 36.23%
3 Yemen, Rep. 31.62%
4 Morocco 27.89%
5 Egypt, Arab Rep. 17.52%
6 Syrian Arab Republic 16.30%
7 Iran, Islamic Rep. 13.62%
8 Tunisia 12.46%
9 Libya 10.00%
10 Algeria 9.48%
11 Iraq 8.17%
12 Oman 5.95%
13 Jordan 3.12%
14 Saudi Arabia 2.50%
15 Kuwait 1.89%
16 Qatar 1.62%
17 United Arab Emirates 1.44%
18 Djibouti 1.15%
19 Malta 0.88%
20 Bahrain 0.83%
21 Israel 0.76%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Afghanistan leads with a gap of 15.40% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 21 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Israel at 0.76%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.