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

Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 27.78 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.78 %
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
40.24 %
in 2000
All-time low
27.78 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 40.2 %2001: 39.5 %2002: 38.3 %2003: 37.8 %2004: 35.6 %2005: 34.4 %2006: 32.6 %2007: 31.5 %2008: 32.8 %2009: 33.5 %2010: 33.3 %2011: 33.5 %2012: 32.7 %2013: 32.2 %2014: 32.1 %2015: 30.9 %2016: 30.1 %2017: 29.3 %2018: 28.9 %2019: 28.1 %2020: 28.8 %2021: 28.7 %2022: 28.7 %2023: 27.8 %

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 Europe stood at 27.78 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe peaked at 40.24 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.78 %, in 2023.

That places Europe 23rd 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 40.24 %
2001 39.55 % -1.7%
2002 38.31 % -3.1%
2003 37.83 % -1.3%
2004 35.59 % -5.9%
2005 34.37 % -3.4%
2006 32.64 % -5.0%
2007 31.54 % -3.4%
2008 32.8 % +4.0%
2009 33.54 % +2.3%
2010 33.32 % -0.7%
2011 33.46 % +0.4%
2012 32.72 % -2.2%
2013 32.25 % -1.4%
2014 32.12 % -0.4%
2015 30.95 % -3.6%
2016 30.12 % -2.7%
2017 29.28 % -2.8%
2018 28.89 % -1.3%
2019 28.1 % -2.7%
2020 28.77 % +2.4%
2021 28.68 % -0.3%
2022 28.74 % +0.2%
2023 27.78 % -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.64 % 31.54 % 40.24 % 10
2010s 31.12 % 28.1 % 33.46 % 10
2020s 28.49 % 27.78 % 28.77 % 4

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  4. 23 Pakistan 90.52 % compare
  5. 24 Mozambique 88.52 % compare
  6. 25 Uganda 86.53 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe was 27.78 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 40.24 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 27.78 % in 2023.
How does Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Europe ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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.