FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Myanmar
Myanmar: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 77.69 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Myanmar, 2000–2023
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 Myanmar is 77.69 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Myanmar peaked at 85.26 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.94 %, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 42nd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.26 % | — |
| 2001 | 84.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.27 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.92 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 82.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.76 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.56 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.84 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.99 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.75 % | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 77.52 % | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 77.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.74 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.61 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 74.94 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.81 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 77.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.69 % | -0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 77.69 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.69 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 77.69 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.88 %, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7 % | 79.84 % | 85.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 % | 75.61 % | 81.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.05 % | 74.94 % | 77.81 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Myanmar?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Myanmar was 77.69 % 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 85.26 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.94 % in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Myanmar ranks 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.