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

Asia: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 41.73 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
41.73 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 17 groups
All-time high
60.1 %
in 2000
All-time low
41.68 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 60.1 %2001: 59.4 %2002: 58.9 %2003: 57.9 %2004: 56.2 %2005: 54.7 %2006: 53.5 %2007: 52.6 %2008: 52.1 %2009: 51.4 %2010: 50.7 %2011: 49.4 %2012: 48.3 %2013: 47 %2014: 45.6 %2015: 44.5 %2016: 43.7 %2017: 43 %2018: 42.2 %2019: 41.7 %2020: 42.1 %2021: 41.7 %2022: 42.1 %2023: 41.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Asia stood at 41.73 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Asia peaked at 60.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.68 %, in 2021.

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 Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 60.1 %
2001 59.43 % -1.1%
2002 58.86 % -1.0%
2003 57.93 % -1.6%
2004 56.21 % -3.0%
2005 54.67 % -2.7%
2006 53.48 % -2.2%
2007 52.6 % -1.6%
2008 52.06 % -1.0%
2009 51.43 % -1.2%
2010 50.74 % -1.3%
2011 49.35 % -2.7%
2012 48.28 % -2.2%
2013 46.98 % -2.7%
2014 45.56 % -3.0%
2015 44.54 % -2.2%
2016 43.74 % -1.8%
2017 43.03 % -1.6%
2018 42.25 % -1.8%
2019 41.71 % -1.3%
2020 42.07 % +0.9%
2021 41.68 % -0.9%
2022 42.12 % +1.1%
2023 41.73 % -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.68 % 51.43 % 60.1 % 10
2010s 45.62 % 41.71 % 50.74 % 10
2020s 41.9 % 41.68 % 42.12 % 4

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  1. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 54.49 % compare
  2. 8 Ethiopia 73.55 % compare
  3. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.88 % compare
  4. 9 Zambia 71.83 % compare
  5. 10 Viet Nam 43.54 % compare
  6. 10 Zimbabwe 69.55 % compare
  7. 11 Nigeria 68.74 % compare
  8. 12 Angola 68.17 % compare
  9. 12 Türkiye 29.89 % compare
  10. 13 Benin 66.97 % compare
  11. 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27.56 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Asia?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Asia was 41.73 % 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 60.1 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.68 % in 2021.
How does Asia rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Asia ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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 — 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.