FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 68.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
68.5 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
3rd
of 17 groups
All-time high
78.38 %
in 2000
All-time low
67.91 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 78.4 %2001: 77.3 %2002: 76.1 %2003: 74.8 %2004: 74.2 %2005: 75.1 %2006: 74.8 %2007: 72.6 %2008: 70.6 %2009: 70.3 %2010: 69.7 %2011: 70 %2012: 70.7 %2013: 71.4 %2014: 70.8 %2015: 70.4 %2016: 69.8 %2017: 69.4 %2018: 68.7 %2019: 67.9 %2020: 68.5 %2021: 68.7 %2022: 68.3 %2023: 68.5 %

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 68.5 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 78.38 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.91 %, in 2019.

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 78.38 %
2001 77.34 % -1.3%
2002 76.12 % -1.6%
2003 74.82 % -1.7%
2004 74.24 % -0.8%
2005 75.13 % +1.2%
2006 74.76 % -0.5%
2007 72.61 % -2.9%
2008 70.63 % -2.7%
2009 70.32 % -0.4%
2010 69.71 % -0.9%
2011 69.99 % +0.4%
2012 70.7 % +1.0%
2013 71.43 % +1.0%
2014 70.77 % -0.9%
2015 70.39 % -0.5%
2016 69.78 % -0.9%
2017 69.37 % -0.6%
2018 68.65 % -1.0%
2019 67.91 % -1.1%
2020 68.47 % +0.8%
2021 68.73 % +0.4%
2022 68.26 % -0.7%
2023 68.5 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.44 % 70.32 % 78.38 % 10
2010s 69.87 % 67.91 % 71.43 % 10
2020s 68.49 % 68.26 % 68.73 % 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Burundi 91.83 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 74.55 % compare
  3. 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.48 % compare
  4. 2 Chad 88.28 % compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.87 % compare
  6. 3 Madagascar 84.23 % compare
  7. 4 Mozambique 81.89 % compare
  8. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64.6 % compare
  9. 5 Mali 80.34 % compare
  10. 6 Guinea-Bissau 77.24 % compare
  11. 6 Timor-Leste 62.96 % compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 68.5 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 78.38 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 67.91 % in 2019.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.