FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in European Union (27)

European Union (27): FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 13.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.01 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
19.1 %
in 2000
All-time low
12.86 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in European Union (27), 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 19.1 %2001: 18.6 %2002: 18.2 %2003: 17.7 %2004: 18.5 %2005: 18.3 %2006: 17.9 %2007: 17.5 %2008: 15.3 %2009: 15.2 %2010: 15.1 %2011: 14.7 %2012: 14.8 %2013: 14.6 %2014: 14.6 %2015: 14.4 %2016: 14.1 %2017: 14.1 %2018: 13.9 %2019: 13.7 %2020: 13.1 %2021: 12.9 %2022: 13.2 %2023: 13 %

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 European Union (27) is 13.01 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in European Union (27) peaked at 19.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.86 %, in 2021.

European Union (27) ranks 27th 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 European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in European Union (27), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 19.1 %
2001 18.65 % -2.4%
2002 18.16 % -2.6%
2003 17.73 % -2.4%
2004 18.47 % +4.2%
2005 18.28 % -1.0%
2006 17.92 % -2.0%
2007 17.49 % -2.4%
2008 15.34 % -12.3%
2009 15.16 % -1.2%
2010 15.05 % -0.7%
2011 14.73 % -2.1%
2012 14.78 % +0.3%
2013 14.57 % -1.4%
2014 14.56 % -0.1%
2015 14.39 % -1.2%
2016 14.09 % -2.1%
2017 14.07 % -0.1%
2018 13.87 % -1.4%
2019 13.65 % -1.6%
2020 13.06 % -4.3%
2021 12.86 % -1.5%
2022 13.19 % +2.6%
2023 13.01 % -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.63 % 15.16 % 19.1 % 10
2010s 14.38 % 13.65 % 15.05 % 10
2020s 13.03 % 12.86 % 13.19 % 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 24 Cabo Verde 17.96 % compare
  2. 24 Ghana 58.89 % compare
  3. 25 Bhutan 58.09 % compare
  4. 26 India 57.85 % compare
  5. 27 Eritrea 56.36 % compare
  6. 28 Pakistan 55.52 % compare
  7. 29 Indonesia 54.98 % compare
  8. 30 Cambodia 54.69 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in European Union (27)?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in European Union (27) was 13.01 % 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 19.1 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.86 % in 2021.
How does European Union (27) rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
European Union (27) ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.