FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 70.42 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 70.42 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Papua New Guinea peaked at 79.86 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 70.26 %, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 79.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.86 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.83 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.77 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.14 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 74 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 73.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.89 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.15 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.57 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.47 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.95 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.26 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.42 % | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 70.42 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.69 %, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 70.42 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.88 %, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.78 % | 77.14 % | 79.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.98 % | 71.57 % | 76.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.78 % | 70.26 % | 71.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Papua New Guinea?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Papua New Guinea was 70.42 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.86 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.26 % in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.