FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 27.78 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.78 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
30.78 %
in 2020
All-time low
22.22 %
in 2009
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 26.7 %2001: 26.3 %2002: 26.9 %2003: 25.9 %2004: 25.6 %2005: 26.5 %2006: 24.9 %2007: 23.9 %2008: 22.6 %2009: 22.2 %2010: 25.6 %2011: 25.4 %2012: 24.8 %2013: 24.3 %2014: 27.4 %2015: 29.6 %2016: 29.9 %2017: 29 %2018: 30.4 %2019: 29.1 %2020: 30.8 %2021: 28.8 %2022: 28 %2023: 27.8 %

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 Costa Rica stood at 27.78 %.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Costa Rica peaked at 30.78 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.22 %, in 2009.

That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 26.73 %
2001 26.31 % -1.6%
2002 26.87 % +2.1%
2003 25.95 % -3.4%
2004 25.62 % -1.3%
2005 26.51 % +3.5%
2006 24.87 % -6.2%
2007 23.86 % -4.1%
2008 22.58 % -5.4%
2009 22.22 % -1.6%
2010 25.65 % +15.4%
2011 25.43 % -0.9%
2012 24.77 % -2.6%
2013 24.31 % -1.9%
2014 27.38 % +12.6%
2015 29.58 % +8.0%
2016 29.91 % +1.1%
2017 29.01 % -3.0%
2018 30.44 % +4.9%
2019 29.09 % -4.4%
2020 30.78 % +5.8%
2021 28.83 % -6.3%
2022 28.02 % -2.8%
2023 27.78 % -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.15 % 22.22 % 26.87 % 10
2010s 27.56 % 24.31 % 30.44 % 10
2020s 28.85 % 27.78 % 30.78 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Costa Rica?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Costa Rica was 27.78 % 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 30.78 % in 2020.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 22.22 % in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.