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

Bulgaria: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 18.63 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
18.63 %
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
85th
of 145 countries
All-time high
32.47 %
in 2000
All-time low
17.53 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 32.5 %2001: 28.3 %2002: 29.3 %2003: 29.8 %2004: 29.3 %2005: 27.5 %2006: 26.2 %2007: 24.9 %2008: 22.4 %2009: 21.5 %2010: 21.1 %2011: 21.1 %2012: 20.9 %2013: 20.2 %2014: 21.2 %2015: 20.3 %2016: 20.3 %2017: 21 %2018: 20 %2019: 19.6 %2020: 18.2 %2021: 17.5 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 18.6 %

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 Bulgaria is 18.63 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Bulgaria peaked at 32.47 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.53 %, in 2021.

That places Bulgaria 85th out of 145 countries 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 Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 32.47 %
2001 28.27 % -12.9%
2002 29.32 % +3.7%
2003 29.75 % +1.5%
2004 29.32 % -1.4%
2005 27.47 % -6.3%
2006 26.18 % -4.7%
2007 24.85 % -5.1%
2008 22.43 % -9.7%
2009 21.51 % -4.1%
2010 21.14 % -1.7%
2011 21.14 % +0.0%
2012 20.88 % -1.2%
2013 20.25 % -3.0%
2014 21.24 % +4.9%
2015 20.33 % -4.3%
2016 20.32 % -0.0%
2017 21 % +3.3%
2018 19.98 % -4.9%
2019 19.59 % -2.0%
2020 18.21 % -7.0%
2021 17.53 % -3.7%
2022 18.29 % +4.3%
2023 18.63 % +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.16 % 21.51 % 32.47 % 10
2010s 20.59 % 19.59 % 21.24 % 10
2020s 18.16 % 17.53 % 18.63 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Bulgaria?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Bulgaria was 18.63 % 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 Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 32.47 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 17.53 % in 2021.
How does Bulgaria rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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.