FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 8.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.67 %
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
129th
of 145 countries
All-time high
20.82 %
in 2000
All-time low
7.69 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 20.8 %2001: 18.8 %2002: 17.6 %2003: 16.4 %2004: 15.9 %2005: 15.2 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 13.6 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 13.1 %2010: 12.9 %2011: 12.7 %2012: 12.8 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 13.1 %2015: 13 %2016: 13.2 %2017: 13 %2018: 11.1 %2019: 9.7 %2020: 7.7 %2021: 8.4 %2022: 8.3 %2023: 8.7 %

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 United Arab Emirates stood at 8.67 %.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in United Arab Emirates peaked at 20.82 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.69 %, in 2020.

United Arab Emirates ranks 129th of 145 countries 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in United Arab Emirates, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 20.82 %
2001 18.75 % -9.9%
2002 17.6 % -6.1%
2003 16.45 % -6.5%
2004 15.95 % -3.0%
2005 15.2 % -4.7%
2006 14.39 % -5.3%
2007 13.62 % -5.4%
2008 12.8 % -6.0%
2009 13.1 % +2.3%
2010 12.91 % -1.5%
2011 12.65 % -2.0%
2012 12.85 % +1.6%
2013 12.95 % +0.8%
2014 13.06 % +0.8%
2015 12.98 % -0.6%
2016 13.21 % +1.8%
2017 12.96 % -1.9%
2018 11.1 % -14.4%
2019 9.73 % -12.3%
2020 7.69 % -21.0%
2021 8.44 % +9.8%
2022 8.33 % -1.3%
2023 8.67 % +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.87 % 12.8 % 20.82 % 10
2010s 12.44 % 9.73 % 13.21 % 10
2020s 8.28 % 7.69 % 8.67 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in United Arab Emirates?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in United Arab Emirates was 8.67 % 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 20.82 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 7.69 % in 2020.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
United Arab Emirates ranks 129th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.