FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Asia

Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value was 20.37 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.37 %
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
36.3 %
in 2000
All-time low
20.37 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 36.3 %2001: 36.2 %2002: 34.4 %2003: 33.1 %2004: 31.4 %2005: 29.9 %2006: 29.1 %2007: 27.8 %2008: 26.5 %2009: 26 %2010: 25.6 %2011: 25.4 %2012: 24.8 %2013: 24.3 %2014: 25.3 %2015: 23.3 %2016: 22.8 %2017: 22.7 %2018: 22.7 %2019: 22.8 %2020: 22.3 %2021: 22.8 %2022: 21.9 %2023: 20.4 %

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 20.37 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Asia peaked at 36.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.37 %, in 2023.

That places Western Asia 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 36.3 %
2001 36.2 % -0.3%
2002 34.41 % -4.9%
2003 33.11 % -3.8%
2004 31.45 % -5.0%
2005 29.86 % -5.1%
2006 29.06 % -2.7%
2007 27.8 % -4.3%
2008 26.52 % -4.6%
2009 26.02 % -1.9%
2010 25.63 % -1.5%
2011 25.35 % -1.1%
2012 24.75 % -2.4%
2013 24.31 % -1.8%
2014 25.29 % +4.0%
2015 23.33 % -7.8%
2016 22.82 % -2.2%
2017 22.72 % -0.4%
2018 22.7 % -0.1%
2019 22.76 % +0.3%
2020 22.32 % -1.9%
2021 22.76 % +2.0%
2022 21.89 % -3.8%
2023 20.37 % -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.07 % 26.02 % 36.3 % 10
2010s 23.97 % 22.7 % 25.63 % 10
2020s 21.84 % 20.37 % 22.76 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 17 Angola 58.3 % compare
  2. 18 Togo 57.96 % compare
  3. 19 Rwanda 56.68 % compare
  4. 20 Kenya 56.35 % compare
  5. 21 Bangladesh 54.59 % compare
  6. 22 Cabo Verde 20.06 % compare
  7. 22 Ghana 54.48 % compare
  8. 23 Eritrea 53.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Asia?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Asia was 20.37 % 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 36.3 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.37 % in 2023.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value?
Western Asia ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Asia 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.