FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 66.71 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
66.71 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
74.04 %
in 2000
All-time low
66.69 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Asia, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 74 %2001: 73.9 %2002: 73.7 %2003: 73.4 %2004: 72.9 %2005: 72.5 %2006: 71.7 %2007: 71.4 %2008: 71.5 %2009: 71.1 %2010: 70.9 %2011: 70.7 %2012: 70.6 %2013: 70 %2014: 69.7 %2015: 69.1 %2016: 68.7 %2017: 68.1 %2018: 67.8 %2019: 66.7 %2020: 68.8 %2021: 68 %2022: 67.5 %2023: 66.7 %

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 Southern Asia stood at 66.71 %.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia peaked at 74.04 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.69 %, in 2019.

Southern Asia ranks 13th of 31 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 74.04 %
2001 73.9 % -0.2%
2002 73.66 % -0.3%
2003 73.36 % -0.4%
2004 72.91 % -0.6%
2005 72.51 % -0.5%
2006 71.66 % -1.2%
2007 71.43 % -0.3%
2008 71.55 % +0.2%
2009 71.1 % -0.6%
2010 70.93 % -0.2%
2011 70.74 % -0.3%
2012 70.59 % -0.2%
2013 69.98 % -0.9%
2014 69.68 % -0.4%
2015 69.08 % -0.9%
2016 68.69 % -0.6%
2017 68.14 % -0.8%
2018 67.82 % -0.5%
2019 66.69 % -1.7%
2020 68.79 % +3.1%
2021 67.99 % -1.2%
2022 67.55 % -0.6%
2023 66.71 % -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.61 % 71.1 % 74.04 % 10
2010s 69.23 % 66.69 % 70.93 % 10
2020s 67.76 % 66.71 % 68.79 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 73.48 % compare
  2. 11 Melanesia 75.48 % compare
  3. 12 Cabo Verde 67.01 % compare
  4. 13 Viet Nam 68.68 % compare
  5. 14 Micronesia 65.42 % compare
  6. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 59.45 % compare
  7. 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia was 66.71 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 74.04 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.69 % in 2019.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.