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

Europe: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 14.43 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.43 %
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
23.11 %
in 2000
All-time low
14.43 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

05101520252000201120232000: 23.1 %2001: 21.6 %2002: 21.1 %2003: 20.6 %2004: 20.7 %2005: 20.7 %2006: 20.7 %2007: 20 %2008: 18.6 %2009: 17.9 %2010: 17.8 %2011: 17.7 %2012: 17.5 %2013: 17.2 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 16.9 %2016: 16.8 %2017: 16.3 %2018: 16.1 %2019: 15.9 %2020: 15.5 %2021: 15.3 %2022: 14.7 %2023: 14.4 %

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 Europe is 14.43 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Europe peaked at 23.11 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.43 %, in 2023.

Europe ranks 26th of 31 groups 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 23.11 %
2001 21.64 % -6.4%
2002 21.11 % -2.4%
2003 20.6 % -2.4%
2004 20.7 % +0.5%
2005 20.72 % +0.1%
2006 20.67 % -0.2%
2007 19.98 % -3.3%
2008 18.59 % -7.0%
2009 17.86 % -3.9%
2010 17.79 % -0.4%
2011 17.67 % -0.7%
2012 17.51 % -0.9%
2013 17.21 % -1.7%
2014 16.83 % -2.2%
2015 16.91 % +0.5%
2016 16.8 % -0.7%
2017 16.27 % -3.2%
2018 16.06 % -1.3%
2019 15.86 % -1.2%
2020 15.46 % -2.5%
2021 15.34 % -0.8%
2022 14.73 % -4.0%
2023 14.43 % -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.5 % 17.86 % 23.11 % 10
2010s 16.89 % 15.86 % 17.79 % 10
2020s 14.99 % 14.43 % 15.46 % 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 23 Papua New Guinea 59.94 % compare
  2. 24 Cabo Verde 17.96 % compare
  3. 24 Ghana 58.89 % compare
  4. 25 Bhutan 58.09 % compare
  5. 26 India 57.85 % compare
  6. 27 Eritrea 56.36 % compare
  7. 28 Pakistan 55.52 % compare
  8. 29 Indonesia 54.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Europe?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Europe was 14.43 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 23.11 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 14.43 % in 2023.
How does Europe rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Europe ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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.