FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Europe
Western Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 16.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Europe, 2000–2023
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 Western Europe stood at 16.2 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Europe peaked at 19.51 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.33 %, in 2018.
That places Western Europe 28th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.09 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.81 % | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 18.39 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.28 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.34 % | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 18.26 % | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 18.44 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.73 % | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 19 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 17.98 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 17.56 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.78 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.62 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.33 % | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.48 % | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 17.66 % | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 16.62 % | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.2 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.68 % | 17.34 % | 19.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 % | 15.33 % | 19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.74 % | 16.2 % | 17.66 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Europe?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Europe was 16.2 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.51 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.33 % in 2018.
- How does Western Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.