FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Central America

Central America: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 20.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.67 %
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
23.11 %
in 2000
All-time low
18.64 %
in 2016
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

05101520252000201120232000: 23.1 %2001: 21.7 %2002: 22.1 %2003: 22.1 %2004: 21.4 %2005: 22.4 %2006: 20.6 %2007: 21.3 %2008: 20.8 %2009: 20.1 %2010: 20.9 %2011: 21 %2012: 20.7 %2013: 20.4 %2014: 19.8 %2015: 19 %2016: 18.6 %2017: 19.1 %2018: 19.1 %2019: 18.7 %2020: 20.2 %2021: 21 %2022: 19.9 %2023: 20.7 %

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 Central America stood at 20.67 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Central America peaked at 23.11 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.64 %, in 2016.

That places Central America 27th out of 31 groups 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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Central America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 23.11 %
2001 21.66 % -6.3%
2002 22.13 % +2.2%
2003 22.05 % -0.4%
2004 21.45 % -2.7%
2005 22.37 % +4.3%
2006 20.63 % -7.8%
2007 21.28 % +3.2%
2008 20.75 % -2.5%
2009 20.14 % -2.9%
2010 20.93 % +3.9%
2011 21.03 % +0.5%
2012 20.73 % -1.4%
2013 20.35 % -1.8%
2014 19.8 % -2.7%
2015 19.01 % -4.0%
2016 18.64 % -1.9%
2017 19.1 % +2.5%
2018 19.11 % +0.1%
2019 18.69 % -2.2%
2020 20.17 % +7.9%
2021 21 % +4.1%
2022 19.92 % -5.1%
2023 20.67 % +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.56 % 20.14 % 23.11 % 10
2010s 19.74 % 18.64 % 21.03 % 10
2020s 20.44 % 19.92 % 21 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Central America?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Central America was 20.67 % 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 23.11 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 18.64 % in 2016.
How does Central America rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Central America ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central America 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.