FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Ireland
Ireland: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 13.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 13.18 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Ireland peaked at 19.07 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.72 %, in 2006.
That places Ireland 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.81 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.27 % | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.76 % | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 8.88 % | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 8.72 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4 % | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 16.06 % | +54.4% |
| 2009 | 16.93 % | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 19.07 % | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 17.44 % | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 16.94 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 16.33 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 16.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.45 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.94 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.28 % | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.35 % | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 14.78 % | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 14.48 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.78 % | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 13.18 % | +11.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 13.18 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.66 %, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 13.18 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.29 %, 62% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +54.4% | 10.4 % | 16.06 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.63 % | 8.72 % | 16.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.55 % | 11.35 % | 19.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 % | 11.78 % | 14.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Ireland?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Ireland was 13.18 % 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 % in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Ireland ranks 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.