FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 73.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
73.96 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
79.99 %
in 2000
All-time low
73.3 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 80 %2001: 79.9 %2002: 79.7 %2003: 79.4 %2004: 78.8 %2005: 78.1 %2006: 77 %2007: 76.5 %2008: 76.4 %2009: 75.8 %2010: 75.7 %2011: 75.9 %2012: 75.5 %2013: 75.5 %2014: 74.9 %2015: 74.6 %2016: 74.4 %2017: 73.9 %2018: 73.8 %2019: 73.3 %2020: 73.7 %2021: 73.8 %2022: 73.5 %2023: 74 %

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 73.96 %.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 79.99 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.3 %, in 2019.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 79.99 %
2001 79.89 % -0.1%
2002 79.73 % -0.2%
2003 79.37 % -0.5%
2004 78.75 % -0.8%
2005 78.14 % -0.8%
2006 76.95 % -1.5%
2007 76.54 % -0.5%
2008 76.4 % -0.2%
2009 75.78 % -0.8%
2010 75.67 % -0.1%
2011 75.86 % +0.3%
2012 75.46 % -0.5%
2013 75.5 % +0.1%
2014 74.92 % -0.8%
2015 74.61 % -0.4%
2016 74.36 % -0.3%
2017 73.86 % -0.7%
2018 73.77 % -0.1%
2019 73.3 % -0.6%
2020 73.74 % +0.6%
2021 73.75 % +0.0%
2022 73.53 % -0.3%
2023 73.96 % +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.15 % 75.78 % 79.99 % 10
2010s 74.73 % 73.3 % 75.86 % 10
2020s 73.75 % 73.53 % 73.96 % 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.45 % compare
  2. 7 Timor-Leste 82.34 % compare
  3. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 80.6 % compare
  4. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 73.48 % compare
  5. 11 Melanesia 75.48 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 73.96 % 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 79.99 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 73.3 % in 2019.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,347 data points, 2000–2023
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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.