FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Europe

Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 37.57 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37.57 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
46.24 %
in 2000
All-time low
37.17 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Europe, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 46.2 %2001: 45.8 %2002: 44.6 %2003: 44.6 %2004: 41.9 %2005: 41.7 %2006: 40.7 %2007: 39.8 %2008: 40.1 %2009: 40.8 %2010: 41 %2011: 40.1 %2012: 39.9 %2013: 39.6 %2014: 39.7 %2015: 38.9 %2016: 38.6 %2017: 38.1 %2018: 37.5 %2019: 37.2 %2020: 37.5 %2021: 37.6 %2022: 38.1 %2023: 37.6 %

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 Europe stood at 37.57 %.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe peaked at 46.24 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.17 %, in 2019.

That places Europe 25th 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 46.24 %
2001 45.84 % -0.9%
2002 44.63 % -2.6%
2003 44.6 % -0.1%
2004 41.9 % -6.1%
2005 41.71 % -0.5%
2006 40.66 % -2.5%
2007 39.78 % -2.2%
2008 40.09 % +0.8%
2009 40.79 % +1.7%
2010 41.01 % +0.5%
2011 40.1 % -2.2%
2012 39.93 % -0.4%
2013 39.61 % -0.8%
2014 39.68 % +0.2%
2015 38.92 % -1.9%
2016 38.58 % -0.9%
2017 38.13 % -1.2%
2018 37.46 % -1.8%
2019 37.17 % -0.8%
2020 37.55 % +1.0%
2021 37.63 % +0.2%
2022 38.11 % +1.3%
2023 37.57 % -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.62 % 39.78 % 46.24 % 10
2010s 39.06 % 37.17 % 41.01 % 10
2020s 37.72 % 37.55 % 38.11 % 4

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  3. 24 Uganda 87.31 % compare
  4. 25 Madagascar 87.17 % compare
  5. 26 Congo 87.07 % compare
  6. 27 Chad 86.37 % compare
  7. 28 Somalia 86.31 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe was 37.57 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 46.24 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 37.17 % in 2019.
How does Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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 — 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.