These charts and graphs, documenting agriculture throughout the Middle East, are extremely interesting and effective in showing the great diversity of economic structures in the Middle East.
It is clear that the Middle Eastern countries are most easily differentiated by their type of economy€”whether it is oil-based or non-oil based. While some nations (such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait) are extremely dependent on oil exports, other Middle Eastern countries (such as Israel, Turkey, and Egypt) are quite diverse economically. These non-oil based economies are dependent on textiles, banking, cattle, and dairy (among many other things) as a source of GDP.
For most Middle Eastern states, agriculture is no longer the center of the economy. This is due to the discovery of oil, and the fact that many Middle Eastern countries now rely heavily on oil as a source of GDP. However, the agricultural industry still remains quite important as a labor market and employer for the Middle Eastern population. Agriculture is particularly important to the Yemen labor market and according to Encyclopedia of the Nations, "employment in the agricultural sector [in Yemen] accounts for more than 64% of the workforce, but with only 3% of its land area arable, Yemen’s potential for agricultural self-sufficiency is very remote" (http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Yemen-AGRICULTURE.html).
Agricultural development throughout the Middle East has been slow in poorer countries, but rapid in wealthier countries (particularly Saudi Arabia). This has helped to diversify the economy away from oil and has also slowed down the process of rural-urban migration.
The bar graph representing the percent of GDP that agriculture makes up in Middle Eastern countries proves that the countries whose economies are most highly oil-based (such as Kuwait and the UAE) have a very low percent of their GDP coming from agriculture. On the other hand, those countries that do not rely on oil as a source of revenue have a high percentage of GDP coming from agriculture (such as Syria).
These charts and graphs, documenting agriculture throughout the Middle East, are extremely interesting and effective in showing the great diversity of economic structures in the Middle East.
It is clear that the Middle Eastern countries are most easily differentiated by their type of economy€”whether it is oil-based or non-oil based. While some nations (such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait) are extremely dependent on oil exports, other Middle Eastern countries (such as Israel, Turkey, and Egypt) are quite diverse economically. These non-oil based economies are dependent on textiles, banking, cattle, and dairy (among many other things) as a source of GDP.
For most Middle Eastern states, agriculture is no longer the center of the economy. This is due to the discovery of oil, and the fact that many Middle Eastern countries now rely heavily on oil as a source of GDP. However, the agricultural industry still remains quite important as a labor market and employer for the Middle Eastern population. Agriculture is particularly important to the Yemen labor market and according to Encyclopedia of the Nations, "employment in the agricultural sector [in Yemen] accounts for more than 64% of the workforce, but with only 3% of its land area arable, Yemen’s potential for agricultural self-sufficiency is very remote" (http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Yemen-AGRICULTURE.html).
Agricultural development throughout the Middle East has been slow in poorer countries, but rapid in wealthier countries (particularly Saudi Arabia). This has helped to diversify the economy away from oil and has also slowed down the process of rural-urban migration.
The bar graph representing the percent of GDP that agriculture makes up in Middle Eastern countries proves that the countries whose economies are most highly oil-based (such as Kuwait and the UAE) have a very low percent of their GDP coming from agriculture. On the other hand, those countries that do not rely on oil as a source of revenue have a high percentage of GDP coming from agriculture (such as Syria).