FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value was 28.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.2 %
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
68th
of 137 countries
All-time high
35.64 %
in 2022
All-time low
24.94 %
in 2009
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Costa Rica, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 30.6 %2001: 30.5 %2002: 30.9 %2003: 29.6 %2004: 29 %2005: 29.7 %2006: 27.8 %2007: 25.8 %2008: 25.2 %2009: 24.9 %2010: 28.6 %2011: 28.6 %2012: 28.7 %2013: 27.8 %2014: 30.6 %2015: 33.4 %2016: 33.1 %2017: 29.8 %2018: 31.3 %2019: 29.9 %2020: 31.8 %2021: 29.7 %2022: 35.6 %2023: 28.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 28.2 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in 2023.

The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Costa Rica peaked at 35.64 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.94 %, in 2009.

That places Costa Rica 68th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 30.63 %
2001 30.52 % -0.4%
2002 30.93 % +1.3%
2003 29.63 % -4.2%
2004 29.03 % -2.0%
2005 29.68 % +2.2%
2006 27.8 % -6.3%
2007 25.81 % -7.2%
2008 25.17 % -2.5%
2009 24.94 % -0.9%
2010 28.65 % +14.9%
2011 28.56 % -0.3%
2012 28.66 % +0.4%
2013 27.84 % -2.9%
2014 30.65 % +10.1%
2015 33.41 % +9.0%
2016 33.13 % -0.8%
2017 29.75 % -10.2%
2018 31.27 % +5.1%
2019 29.85 % -4.5%
2020 31.79 % +6.5%
2021 29.7 % -6.6%
2022 35.64 % +20.0%
2023 28.2 % -20.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 28.2 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.11 %, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 28.2 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.02 %, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.41 % 24.94 % 30.93 % 10
2010s 30.18 % 27.84 % 33.41 % 10
2020s 31.33 % 28.2 % 35.64 % 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 65 Panama 30.38 % compare
  2. 66 Kyrgyzstan 29.5 % compare
  3. 67 Mexico 28.44 % compare
  4. 69 Greece 27.89 % compare
  5. 70 Tunisia 27.61 % compare
  6. 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.65 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Costa Rica?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Costa Rica was 28.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 35.64 % in 2022.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 24.94 % in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value?
Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.