FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 23.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.7 %
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
126th
of 137 countries
All-time high
33.37 %
in 2001
All-time low
23.7 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 30.7 %2001: 33.4 %2002: 30.6 %2003: 29.2 %2004: 27.3 %2005: 31.1 %2006: 30.5 %2007: 30.7 %2008: 29.8 %2009: 29.8 %2010: 30.6 %2011: 27.6 %2012: 25.9 %2013: 24.3 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 24 %2016: 24.5 %2017: 27.4 %2018: 25.7 %2019: 25.2 %2020: 27.5 %2021: 25.5 %2022: 24.7 %2023: 23.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand is 23.7 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 33.37 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.7 %, in 2023.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 126th of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 30.72 %
2001 33.37 % +8.6%
2002 30.64 % -8.2%
2003 29.17 % -4.8%
2004 27.27 % -6.5%
2005 31.05 % +13.9%
2006 30.5 % -1.8%
2007 30.71 % +0.7%
2008 29.83 % -2.9%
2009 29.81 % -0.1%
2010 30.57 % +2.5%
2011 27.57 % -9.8%
2012 25.94 % -5.9%
2013 24.33 % -6.2%
2014 26.36 % +8.3%
2015 24 % -9.0%
2016 24.5 % +2.1%
2017 27.45 % +12.0%
2018 25.66 % -6.5%
2019 25.23 % -1.7%
2020 27.51 % +9.0%
2021 25.5 % -7.3%
2022 24.72 % -3.1%
2023 23.7 % -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.31 % 27.27 % 33.37 % 10
2010s 26.16 % 24 % 30.57 % 10
2020s 25.36 % 23.7 % 27.51 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 123 France 26.77 % compare
  2. 124 Cyprus 26.03 % compare
  3. 125 Portugal 25.49 % compare
  4. 127 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22.16 % compare
  5. 128 Australia 21.09 % compare
  6. 129 United Arab Emirates 18.65 % compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand was 23.7 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 33.37 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 23.7 % in 2023.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — 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.