FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Americas

Americas: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 24.31 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
24.31 %
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
28.71 %
in 2002
All-time low
23.46 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Americas, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 26.2 %2001: 27.6 %2002: 28.7 %2003: 28.4 %2004: 28.5 %2005: 28.5 %2006: 27.4 %2007: 26.8 %2008: 25.7 %2009: 25.4 %2010: 25.2 %2011: 25.2 %2012: 25.1 %2013: 24.7 %2014: 24.2 %2015: 24.2 %2016: 24.2 %2017: 23.8 %2018: 23.8 %2019: 23.5 %2020: 26.8 %2021: 26.4 %2022: 25 %2023: 24.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas stood at 24.31 %.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas peaked at 28.71 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.46 %, in 2019.

Americas ranks 25th of 31 groups 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Americas, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Americas, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 26.18 %
2001 27.64 % +5.6%
2002 28.71 % +3.9%
2003 28.45 % -0.9%
2004 28.51 % +0.2%
2005 28.46 % -0.2%
2006 27.44 % -3.6%
2007 26.77 % -2.4%
2008 25.74 % -3.8%
2009 25.45 % -1.1%
2010 25.21 % -0.9%
2011 25.16 % -0.2%
2012 25.07 % -0.4%
2013 24.72 % -1.4%
2014 24.17 % -2.2%
2015 24.25 % +0.3%
2016 24.21 % -0.2%
2017 23.78 % -1.8%
2018 23.79 % +0.0%
2019 23.46 % -1.4%
2020 26.79 % +14.2%
2021 26.36 % -1.6%
2022 25 % -5.2%
2023 24.31 % -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.34 % 25.45 % 28.71 % 10
2010s 24.38 % 23.46 % 25.21 % 10
2020s 25.61 % 24.31 % 26.79 % 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 22 Congo 91.67 % compare
  2. 23 Pakistan 90.52 % compare
  3. 24 Mozambique 88.52 % compare
  4. 25 Uganda 86.53 % compare
  5. 26 India 85.05 % compare
  6. 27 Vanuatu 84.18 % compare
  7. 28 Suriname 83.87 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas was 24.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 28.71 % in 2002.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 23.46 % in 2019.
How does Americas rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Americas ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,347 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.