FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sweden
Sweden: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 18.66 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.66 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden peaked at 22.05 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.07 %, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 107th of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.12 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.73 % | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 16.87 % | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.79 % | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 13.99 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 14.93 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 14.19 % | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 13.07 % | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 14.47 % | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 16.65 % | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9 % | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 15.74 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.11 % | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 16.52 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.27 % | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 18.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.64 % | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6 % | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 15.22 % | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 17.84 % | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 22.05 % | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 18.36 % | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 18.66 % | +1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 18.66 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.66 %, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 18.66 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.29 %, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.28 % | 13.07 % | 18.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.83 % | 15.22 % | 18.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 % | 17.84 % | 22.05 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden was 18.66 % 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22.05 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.07 % in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Sweden ranks 107th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.