FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Americas

Americas: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 22.28 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22.28 %
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
26.57 %
in 2000
All-time low
22.28 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Americas, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 26.6 %2001: 26.4 %2002: 26 %2003: 26 %2004: 26.1 %2005: 25.9 %2006: 25.4 %2007: 24.6 %2008: 24.4 %2009: 24.6 %2010: 24.4 %2011: 24.2 %2012: 23.9 %2013: 23.7 %2014: 23.4 %2015: 23.4 %2016: 23.6 %2017: 23.7 %2018: 23.6 %2019: 23.4 %2020: 23 %2021: 23.1 %2022: 22.8 %2023: 22.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Americas is 22.28 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Americas peaked at 26.57 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.28 %, in 2023.

That places Americas 21st 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 — Value in Americas, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Americas, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 26.57 %
2001 26.39 % -0.7%
2002 26.03 % -1.4%
2003 26.01 % -0.1%
2004 26.11 % +0.4%
2005 25.87 % -0.9%
2006 25.44 % -1.7%
2007 24.57 % -3.4%
2008 24.37 % -0.8%
2009 24.6 % +0.9%
2010 24.45 % -0.6%
2011 24.2 % -1.0%
2012 23.88 % -1.3%
2013 23.7 % -0.8%
2014 23.39 % -1.3%
2015 23.41 % +0.1%
2016 23.6 % +0.8%
2017 23.71 % +0.5%
2018 23.64 % -0.3%
2019 23.45 % -0.8%
2020 22.98 % -2.0%
2021 23.1 % +0.5%
2022 22.77 % -1.4%
2023 22.28 % -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.6 % 24.37 % 26.57 % 10
2010s 23.74 % 23.39 % 24.45 % 10
2020s 22.78 % 22.28 % 23.1 % 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 18 Kenya 64.7 % compare
  2. 19 Afghanistan 64.16 % compare
  3. 20 Bangladesh 63.22 % compare
  4. 21 Myanmar 62.23 % compare
  5. 22 Liberia 62.17 % compare
  6. 23 Papua New Guinea 59.94 % compare
  7. 24 Cabo Verde 17.96 % compare
  8. 24 Ghana 58.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Americas?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Americas was 22.28 % 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 — value recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 26.57 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 22.28 % in 2023.
How does Americas rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Americas ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,476 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.