FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 77.38 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Afghanistan stood at 77.38 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Afghanistan peaked at 85.24 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 76.41 %, in 2019.
That places Afghanistan 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.74 % | — |
| 2001 | 85.24 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 83.79 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 83.23 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.63 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.29 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.88 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 79.28 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.22 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.42 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 76.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.78 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.38 % | +0.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 77.38 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 86.18 %, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 77.38 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.72 %, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.79 % | 79.88 % | 85.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.64 % | 76.41 % | 79.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.08 % | 76.78 % | 77.38 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Afghanistan?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Afghanistan was 77.38 % in 2021, 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.24 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.41 % in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — Male — 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.