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

Australia: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 12.18 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.18 %
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
112th
of 145 countries
All-time high
22.07 %
in 2000
All-time low
12.18 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 22.1 %2001: 18.7 %2002: 18.6 %2003: 18.3 %2004: 18.3 %2005: 16 %2006: 16 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 15.6 %2009: 14.8 %2010: 14.2 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 14.7 %2013: 16 %2014: 14.2 %2015: 14.7 %2016: 14.4 %2017: 13.6 %2018: 13.8 %2019: 13.6 %2020: 13 %2021: 12.9 %2022: 12.5 %2023: 12.2 %

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 Australia is 12.18 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Australia peaked at 22.07 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.18 %, in 2023.

That places Australia 112th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Australia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 22.07 %
2001 18.74 % -15.1%
2002 18.62 % -0.6%
2003 18.28 % -1.8%
2004 18.34 % +0.3%
2005 15.99 % -12.8%
2006 15.96 % -0.2%
2007 15.19 % -4.8%
2008 15.6 % +2.7%
2009 14.76 % -5.4%
2010 14.19 % -3.9%
2011 14.53 % +2.4%
2012 14.7 % +1.2%
2013 15.99 % +8.8%
2014 14.22 % -11.1%
2015 14.73 % +3.6%
2016 14.39 % -2.3%
2017 13.63 % -5.3%
2018 13.79 % +1.2%
2019 13.6 % -1.4%
2020 12.98 % -4.6%
2021 12.87 % -0.8%
2022 12.51 % -2.8%
2023 12.18 % -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.36 % 14.76 % 22.07 % 10
2010s 14.38 % 13.6 % 15.99 % 10
2020s 12.63 % 12.18 % 12.98 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 109 Guyana 13.17 % compare
  2. 110 Iceland 13.06 % compare
  3. 111 Cyprus 12.4 % compare
  4. 113 Czechia 12.1 % compare
  5. 114 Maldives 12.02 % compare
  6. 115 Austria 11.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Australia?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Australia was 12.18 % 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 22.07 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.18 % in 2023.
How does Australia rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Australia ranks 112th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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.