FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Belgium
Belgium: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 10.35 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Belgium, 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 Belgium stood at 10.35 %.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Belgium peaked at 16.45 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.22 %, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 128th of 137 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.53 % | — |
| 2001 | 9.75 % | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 10.36 % | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 11.41 % | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 16.45 % | +44.2% |
| 2005 | 14.33 % | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 13.52 % | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.26 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.54 % | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 13.29 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.78 % | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 12.79 % | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 10.47 % | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 12.13 % | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 12.45 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.08 % | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.15 % | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 8.22 % | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 11.13 % | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 10.96 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 10.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7 % | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 10.35 % | +19.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.35 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.66 %, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.35 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.29 %, 49% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.74 % | 9.75 % | 16.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 % | 8.22 % | 12.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 % | 8.7 % | 10.96 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 125 El Salvador 11.49 % compare
- 126 Seychelles 11.48 % compare
- 127 Estonia 10.8 % compare
- 129 Cyprus 8.98 % compare
- 130 Israel 8.25 % compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 7.56 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Belgium?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Belgium was 10.35 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.45 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.22 % in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.