FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia
Australia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 13.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia, 2000–2023
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 Australia stood at 13.23 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia peaked at 21.78 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.61 %, in 2022.
That places Australia 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.18 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.78 % | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 21.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.51 % | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 18.35 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.09 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.69 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 17.31 % | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.03 % | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 17.45 % | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 18.42 % | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.14 % | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2 % | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 12.43 % | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 13.64 % | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 13.35 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.21 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.06 % | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 13.27 % | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 13.68 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.75 % | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 14.71 % | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 11.61 % | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 13.23 % | +14.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 13.23 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.66 %, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 13.23 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.01 %, 21% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.35 % | 16.03 % | 21.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.14 % | 12.06 % | 18.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 % | 11.61 % | 15.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia was 13.23 % 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.78 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.61 % in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Australia ranks 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
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.