FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 56.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56.65 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
73.15 %
in 2000
All-time low
54.77 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 73.2 %2001: 71.4 %2002: 69.6 %2003: 67.8 %2004: 66.5 %2005: 65.2 %2006: 65.3 %2007: 65 %2008: 64.9 %2009: 64.5 %2010: 64.1 %2011: 62.5 %2012: 60.7 %2013: 60.1 %2014: 59.1 %2015: 58.1 %2016: 57.2 %2017: 56.2 %2018: 55.2 %2019: 54.8 %2020: 57.1 %2021: 56.8 %2022: 55.8 %2023: 56.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 56.65 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Southern Asia peaked at 73.15 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.77 %, in 2019.

That places Southern Asia 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 73.15 %
2001 71.36 % -2.4%
2002 69.6 % -2.5%
2003 67.79 % -2.6%
2004 66.46 % -2.0%
2005 65.16 % -2.0%
2006 65.28 % +0.2%
2007 65.02 % -0.4%
2008 64.88 % -0.2%
2009 64.51 % -0.6%
2010 64.14 % -0.6%
2011 62.48 % -2.6%
2012 60.7 % -2.8%
2013 60.12 % -1.0%
2014 59.11 % -1.7%
2015 58.15 % -1.6%
2016 57.24 % -1.6%
2017 56.24 % -1.7%
2018 55.16 % -1.9%
2019 54.77 % -0.7%
2020 57.11 % +4.3%
2021 56.78 % -0.6%
2022 55.77 % -1.8%
2023 56.65 % +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.32 % 64.51 % 73.15 % 10
2010s 58.81 % 54.77 % 64.14 % 10
2020s 56.58 % 55.77 % 57.11 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 6 Guinea-Bissau 77.24 % compare
  2. 6 Timor-Leste 62.96 % compare
  3. 7 Uganda 75.82 % compare
  4. 7 Melanesia 54.81 % compare
  5. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 54.49 % compare
  6. 8 Ethiopia 73.55 % compare
  7. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.88 % compare
  8. 9 Zambia 71.83 % compare
  9. 10 Viet Nam 43.54 % compare
  10. 10 Zimbabwe 69.55 % compare
  11. 11 Nigeria 68.74 % compare
  12. 12 Angola 68.17 % compare
  13. 12 Türkiye 29.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Southern Asia was 56.65 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 73.15 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 54.77 % in 2019.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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
Last refreshed

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.