FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 86.31 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
86.31 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
88.07 %
in 2005
All-time low
81.04 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 87 %2001: 87.2 %2002: 87.5 %2003: 87.6 %2004: 87.8 %2005: 88.1 %2006: 87.2 %2007: 86.6 %2008: 86.1 %2009: 85.5 %2010: 84.9 %2011: 83.9 %2012: 82.5 %2013: 81.9 %2014: 81.7 %2015: 81.6 %2016: 81.5 %2017: 81 %2018: 81.1 %2019: 82.9 %2020: 85.4 %2021: 85.5 %2022: 84.9 %2023: 86.3 %

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 Southern Asia stood at 86.31 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia peaked at 88.07 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.04 %, in 2017.

That places Southern Asia 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 86.97 %
2001 87.16 % +0.2%
2002 87.46 % +0.3%
2003 87.56 % +0.1%
2004 87.85 % +0.3%
2005 88.07 % +0.3%
2006 87.18 % -1.0%
2007 86.56 % -0.7%
2008 86.09 % -0.5%
2009 85.48 % -0.7%
2010 84.86 % -0.7%
2011 83.88 % -1.2%
2012 82.47 % -1.7%
2013 81.92 % -0.7%
2014 81.73 % -0.2%
2015 81.61 % -0.1%
2016 81.49 % -0.1%
2017 81.04 % -0.6%
2018 81.11 % +0.1%
2019 82.87 % +2.2%
2020 85.42 % +3.1%
2021 85.54 % +0.1%
2022 84.94 % -0.7%
2023 86.31 % +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.04 % 85.48 % 88.07 % 10
2010s 82.3 % 81.04 % 84.86 % 10
2020s 85.55 % 84.94 % 86.31 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia was 86.31 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 88.07 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 81.04 % in 2017.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.