FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Jamaica
Jamaica: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 59.37 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 59.37 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica peaked at 61.76 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.37 %, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 69th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.42 % | — |
| 2001 | 61.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.37 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.69 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.88 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.43 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.68 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.58 % | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 61.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.14 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.55 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.35 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.76 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 61.03 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.11 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 59.58 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.37 % | -0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 59.37 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.89 %, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 59.37 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.88 %, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.58 % | 59.68 % | 61.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.91 % | 60.35 % | 61.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.05 % | 59.37 % | 61.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica was 59.37 % 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.76 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.37 % in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.