FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Malta
Malta: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 7.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7.11 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Malta peaked at 8.08 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.81 %, in 2001.
That places Malta 133rd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.81 % | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 3.06 % | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 3.9 % | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 3.44 % | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.59 % | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 2.98 % | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 6.57 % | +120.5% |
| 2009 | 5.36 % | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 3.24 % | -39.6% |
| 2011 | 2.96 % | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.13 % | +73.3% |
| 2013 | 7.14 % | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 7.04 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.88 % | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 3.75 % | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 3.92 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.95 % | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6 % | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 6.81 % | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 8.08 % | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 5.54 % | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 7.11 % | +28.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.11 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.66 %, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.11 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.47 %, 11% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.82 % | 2.81 % | 6.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 % | 2.96 % | 7.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 % | 5.54 % | 8.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 130 Israel 8.25 % compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 7.56 % compare
- 132 Brunei Darussalam 7.4 % compare
- 134 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.72 % compare
- 135 Canada 6.66 % compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 2.29 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Malta?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Malta was 7.11 % 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 % in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Malta ranks 133rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.