FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Nepal
Nepal: 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 Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal 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 up 53.0% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Nepal peaked at 100 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.83 %, in 2017.
Nepal 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 80.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.84 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.15 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.18 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 77.57 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.73 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.82 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.51 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 73.47 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.59 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.48 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 69.87 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.04 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 68.34 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 67.74 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 49.83 % | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 65.85 % | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 65.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.18 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.87 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.34 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +53.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 100 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.69 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 100 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.63 %, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +53.0% | 65.34 % | 100 % |
| 2018 | +32.1% | 49.83 % | 65.85 % |
| 2017 | -26.4% | 67.74 % | 49.83 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.65 % | 73.47 % | 80.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.11 % | 49.83 % | 72.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.35 % | 65.34 % | 100 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Nepal?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.83 % in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Nepal 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.