FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United States of America

United States of America: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 17.97 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.97 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
30th
of 31 groups
All-time high
22.8 %
in 2000
All-time low
17.97 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in United States of America, 2000–2023

05101520252000201120232000: 22.8 %2001: 22.7 %2002: 22.3 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 20.1 %2005: 19.7 %2006: 19.7 %2007: 19.2 %2008: 19.5 %2009: 19.1 %2010: 19.9 %2011: 19.8 %2012: 18.9 %2013: 18.6 %2014: 19.6 %2015: 20.6 %2016: 20.4 %2017: 20.7 %2018: 20.2 %2019: 19.5 %2020: 20.1 %2021: 18.9 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 18 %

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 United States of America is 17.97 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United States of America peaked at 22.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.97 %, in 2023.

That places United States of America 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in United States of America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 22.8 %
2001 22.7 % -0.4%
2002 22.32 % -1.7%
2003 20.3 % -9.1%
2004 20.11 % -0.9%
2005 19.66 % -2.2%
2006 19.68 % +0.1%
2007 19.21 % -2.4%
2008 19.5 % +1.5%
2009 19.1 % -2.1%
2010 19.88 % +4.1%
2011 19.77 % -0.6%
2012 18.88 % -4.5%
2013 18.62 % -1.4%
2014 19.62 % +5.4%
2015 20.55 % +4.7%
2016 20.43 % -0.6%
2017 20.66 % +1.1%
2018 20.18 % -2.3%
2019 19.53 % -3.2%
2020 20.1 % +2.9%
2021 18.95 % -5.7%
2022 18.31 % -3.4%
2023 17.97 % -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.54 % 19.1 % 22.8 % 10
2010s 19.81 % 18.62 % 20.66 % 10
2020s 18.83 % 17.97 % 20.1 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United States of America?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in United States of America was 17.97 % 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 22.8 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 17.97 % in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
United States of America ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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.