FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in World

World: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 39.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
39.7 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
52.23 %
in 2000
All-time low
39.44 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 52.2 %2001: 51.7 %2002: 51.3 %2003: 50.8 %2004: 49.8 %2005: 48.9 %2006: 47.9 %2007: 47 %2008: 46.4 %2009: 46.1 %2010: 45.6 %2011: 44.7 %2012: 44.1 %2013: 43.3 %2014: 42.4 %2015: 41.7 %2016: 41.2 %2017: 40.7 %2018: 40.2 %2019: 39.4 %2020: 40 %2021: 39.9 %2022: 40 %2023: 39.7 %

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 World stood at 39.7 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in World peaked at 52.23 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.44 %, in 2019.

That places World 11th 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 World, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in World, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.23 %
2001 51.68 % -1.1%
2002 51.31 % -0.7%
2003 50.75 % -1.1%
2004 49.77 % -1.9%
2005 48.85 % -1.8%
2006 47.94 % -1.9%
2007 47.03 % -1.9%
2008 46.4 % -1.3%
2009 46.08 % -0.7%
2010 45.61 % -1.0%
2011 44.72 % -2.0%
2012 44.06 % -1.5%
2013 43.33 % -1.7%
2014 42.37 % -2.2%
2015 41.72 % -1.5%
2016 41.24 % -1.2%
2017 40.73 % -1.2%
2018 40.18 % -1.4%
2019 39.44 % -1.8%
2020 40.01 % +1.4%
2021 39.85 % -0.4%
2022 40.01 % +0.4%
2023 39.7 % -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.2 % 46.08 % 52.23 % 10
2010s 42.34 % 39.44 % 45.61 % 10
2020s 39.89 % 39.7 % 40.01 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in World?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in World was 39.7 % 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 52.23 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 39.44 % in 2019.
How does World rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
World ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.