FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Asia
Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 56.87 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 56.87 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia peaked at 78.35 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.87 %, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.35 % | — |
| 2001 | 78.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.85 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.09 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.83 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 72.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 70.29 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 69.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 68.06 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 67.13 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 67.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.91 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 64.77 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.05 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.23 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.07 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 59.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 60.35 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 59.75 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 57.39 % | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 56.87 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.13 % | 68.06 % | 78.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.71 % | 59.51 % | 67.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.59 % | 56.87 % | 60.35 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 10 Melanesia 62.77 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 57.47 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 55.98 % compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 51.78 % compare
- 14 Polynesia 50.7 % compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.31 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42.57 % compare
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- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 0.8829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia was 56.87 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.35 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.87 % in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Western Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.