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

Belgium: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 8.76 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.76 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
128th
of 145 countries
All-time high
12.19 %
in 2002
All-time low
7.93 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.557.51012.52000201120232000: 12 %2001: 11.4 %2002: 12.2 %2003: 11.5 %2004: 12.1 %2005: 12.1 %2006: 11.8 %2007: 11.7 %2008: 9.9 %2009: 9.8 %2010: 9.5 %2011: 9.2 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 9 %2014: 9.1 %2015: 9 %2016: 9.1 %2017: 8.9 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 9 %2020: 8.4 %2021: 7.9 %2022: 8.7 %2023: 8.8 %

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 8.76 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Belgium peaked at 12.19 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.93 %, in 2021.

Belgium ranks 128th of 145 countries on this measure, 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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 12 %
2001 11.44 % -4.7%
2002 12.19 % +6.6%
2003 11.5 % -5.7%
2004 12.14 % +5.6%
2005 12.08 % -0.5%
2006 11.76 % -2.6%
2007 11.65 % -0.9%
2008 9.87 % -15.3%
2009 9.79 % -0.8%
2010 9.54 % -2.6%
2011 9.25 % -3.0%
2012 8.8 % -4.9%
2013 9.03 % +2.6%
2014 9.06 % +0.3%
2015 8.96 % -1.1%
2016 9.11 % +1.7%
2017 8.95 % -1.8%
2018 8.6 % -3.9%
2019 8.97 % +4.3%
2020 8.38 % -6.6%
2021 7.93 % -5.4%
2022 8.68 % +9.5%
2023 8.76 % +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.44 % 9.79 % 12.19 % 10
2010s 9.03 % 8.6 % 9.54 % 10
2020s 8.44 % 7.93 % 8.76 % 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 125 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.32 % compare
  2. 126 Malta 9.24 % compare
  3. 127 Denmark 8.93 % compare
  4. 129 United Arab Emirates 8.67 % compare
  5. 130 Norway 8.43 % compare
  6. 131 Switzerland 8.41 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Belgium?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Belgium was 8.76 % 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 12.19 % in 2002.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 7.93 % in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Belgium ranks 128th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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.