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

South America: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 28.03 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.03 %
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
36.32 %
in 2004
All-time low
28.03 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 35.4 %2001: 35.4 %2002: 35.2 %2003: 35.6 %2004: 36.3 %2005: 35.9 %2006: 34.6 %2007: 33.1 %2008: 32.2 %2009: 31.8 %2010: 31.1 %2011: 30.4 %2012: 29.5 %2013: 29.3 %2014: 28.8 %2015: 29 %2016: 29.7 %2017: 30 %2018: 30.1 %2019: 29.6 %2020: 29.8 %2021: 29.5 %2022: 28.9 %2023: 28 %

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 South America stood at 28.03 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in South America peaked at 36.32 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.03 %, in 2023.

South America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in South America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 35.36 %
2001 35.44 % +0.2%
2002 35.23 % -0.6%
2003 35.6 % +1.1%
2004 36.32 % +2.0%
2005 35.94 % -1.0%
2006 34.64 % -3.6%
2007 33.13 % -4.4%
2008 32.24 % -2.7%
2009 31.81 % -1.3%
2010 31.13 % -2.1%
2011 30.44 % -2.2%
2012 29.47 % -3.2%
2013 29.28 % -0.6%
2014 28.79 % -1.7%
2015 28.98 % +0.7%
2016 29.67 % +2.4%
2017 29.97 % +1.0%
2018 30.07 % +0.3%
2019 29.57 % -1.7%
2020 29.78 % +0.7%
2021 29.48 % -1.0%
2022 28.88 % -2.0%
2023 28.03 % -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.57 % 31.81 % 36.32 % 10
2010s 29.74 % 28.79 % 31.13 % 10
2020s 29.04 % 28.03 % 29.78 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in South America?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in South America was 28.03 % 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 36.32 % in 2004.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 28.03 % in 2023.
How does South America rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
South America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South 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.