FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Central America

Central America: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 33.48 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
33.48 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
39.89 %
in 2001
All-time low
33.48 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 39.7 %2001: 39.9 %2002: 39.5 %2003: 38.1 %2004: 36.9 %2005: 36.2 %2006: 37 %2007: 35.2 %2008: 35.3 %2009: 35.9 %2010: 35.9 %2011: 35.6 %2012: 35.8 %2013: 35.2 %2014: 35.2 %2015: 35 %2016: 34.8 %2017: 35.2 %2018: 34.9 %2019: 35 %2020: 34.3 %2021: 34.5 %2022: 33.6 %2023: 33.5 %

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 Central America stood at 33.48 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Central America peaked at 39.89 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.48 %, in 2023.

That places Central America 13th 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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Central America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 39.71 %
2001 39.89 % +0.5%
2002 39.45 % -1.1%
2003 38.12 % -3.4%
2004 36.92 % -3.1%
2005 36.25 % -1.8%
2006 36.95 % +1.9%
2007 35.2 % -4.7%
2008 35.34 % +0.4%
2009 35.86 % +1.5%
2010 35.94 % +0.2%
2011 35.64 % -0.8%
2012 35.8 % +0.4%
2013 35.17 % -1.8%
2014 35.25 % +0.2%
2015 35.02 % -0.7%
2016 34.81 % -0.6%
2017 35.23 % +1.2%
2018 34.94 % -0.8%
2019 34.95 % +0.0%
2020 34.26 % -2.0%
2021 34.45 % +0.6%
2022 33.63 % -2.4%
2023 33.48 % -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.37 % 35.2 % 39.89 % 10
2010s 35.27 % 34.81 % 35.94 % 10
2020s 33.95 % 33.48 % 34.45 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Central America?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Central America was 33.48 % 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 39.89 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 33.48 % in 2023.
How does Central America rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Central America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America 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.