FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mexico
Mexico: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 52.35 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mexico, 2000–2023
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 Mexico stood at 52.35 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mexico peaked at 58.94 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 52.35 %, in 2023.
That places Mexico 83rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.58 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.75 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.27 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.69 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 56.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 56.61 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.6 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.17 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 55.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.02 % | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 55.67 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 55.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.74 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 52.35 % | -2.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 52.35 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.89 %, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 52.35 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.88 %, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.57 % | 56.26 % | 58.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.67 % | 53.02 % | 56.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.33 % | 52.35 % | 55.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mexico?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mexico was 52.35 % 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 58.94 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.35 % in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Mexico ranks 83rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.