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

Northern Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 11.04 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.04 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
17.41 %
in 2000
All-time low
11.04 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 17.4 %2001: 16.3 %2002: 16.5 %2003: 16.3 %2004: 15.4 %2005: 14.7 %2006: 14.2 %2007: 13.7 %2008: 13.6 %2009: 14.6 %2010: 14.2 %2011: 14 %2012: 14 %2013: 13.4 %2014: 15.9 %2015: 13.6 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 12.7 %2018: 12.1 %2019: 12.3 %2020: 12.1 %2021: 12 %2022: 11.2 %2023: 11 %

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 Northern Europe stood at 11.04 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe peaked at 17.41 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.04 %, in 2023.

That places Northern Europe 29th 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Northern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 17.41 %
2001 16.26 % -6.6%
2002 16.47 % +1.3%
2003 16.27 % -1.2%
2004 15.42 % -5.2%
2005 14.71 % -4.6%
2006 14.19 % -3.5%
2007 13.68 % -3.6%
2008 13.61 % -0.5%
2009 14.58 % +7.1%
2010 14.25 % -2.3%
2011 14.01 % -1.7%
2012 13.97 % -0.3%
2013 13.43 % -3.9%
2014 15.92 % +18.5%
2015 13.55 % -14.9%
2016 12.83 % -5.3%
2017 12.65 % -1.4%
2018 12.06 % -4.7%
2019 12.26 % +1.7%
2020 12.05 % -1.7%
2021 12.01 % -0.3%
2022 11.15 % -7.2%
2023 11.04 % -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.26 % 13.61 % 17.41 % 10
2010s 13.49 % 12.06 % 15.92 % 10
2020s 11.56 % 11.04 % 12.05 % 4

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  3. 28 Suriname 83.87 % compare
  4. 29 Sudan 82.28 % compare
  5. 30 Afghanistan 81.11 % compare
  6. 31 Rwanda 80.93 % compare
  7. 32 Zimbabwe 79.23 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe was 11.04 % 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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 17.41 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 11.04 % in 2023.
How does Northern Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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.