FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iraq
Iraq: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 100 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iraq, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 100 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq peaked at 100 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.72 %, in 2021.
Iraq ranks 1st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 % | — |
| 2001 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.72 % | -48.3% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +93.3% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 100 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.89 %, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 100 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.72 %, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.93 % | 51.72 % | 100 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 1 Cuba 100 % compare
- 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 100 % compare
- 1 Eritrea 100 % compare
- 1 Fiji 100 % compare
- 1 French Polynesia 100 % compare
- 1 Guam 100 % compare
- 1 Guyana 100 % compare
- 1 Lebanon 100 % compare
- 1 Maldives 100 % compare
- 1 Nepal 100 % compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 % compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100 % compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100 % compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 % compare
- 1 Samoa 100 % compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 100 % compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100 % compare
- 1 United States Virgin Islands 100 % compare
- 1 Yemen 100 % compare
- 3 Polynesia 92.99 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 91.12 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq was 100 % 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.72 % in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.