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

Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 52.05 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
52.05 %
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
19th
of 31 groups
All-time high
61.71 %
in 2000
All-time low
49.93 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 61.7 %2001: 61.4 %2002: 60.2 %2003: 59.3 %2004: 56.9 %2005: 55.2 %2006: 53.9 %2007: 53.8 %2008: 53.5 %2009: 53.1 %2010: 53.5 %2011: 54.4 %2012: 54.4 %2013: 53.6 %2014: 50.2 %2015: 52.6 %2016: 52.3 %2017: 52.7 %2018: 51 %2019: 50.7 %2020: 52.3 %2021: 49.9 %2022: 50.1 %2023: 52 %

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 Western Asia stood at 52.05 %.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia peaked at 61.71 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.93 %, in 2021.

That places Western Asia 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 61.71 %
2001 61.35 % -0.6%
2002 60.25 % -1.8%
2003 59.31 % -1.6%
2004 56.93 % -4.0%
2005 55.18 % -3.1%
2006 53.91 % -2.3%
2007 53.78 % -0.2%
2008 53.51 % -0.5%
2009 53.07 % -0.8%
2010 53.47 % +0.8%
2011 54.43 % +1.8%
2012 54.38 % -0.1%
2013 53.65 % -1.3%
2014 50.24 % -6.4%
2015 52.63 % +4.8%
2016 52.33 % -0.6%
2017 52.66 % +0.6%
2018 50.98 % -3.2%
2019 50.67 % -0.6%
2020 52.3 % +3.2%
2021 49.93 % -4.5%
2022 50.14 % +0.4%
2023 52.05 % +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.9 % 53.07 % 61.71 % 10
2010s 52.54 % 50.24 % 54.43 % 10
2020s 51.1 % 49.93 % 52.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51.93 % compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 44.54 % compare
  3. 20 Ethiopia 92.83 % compare
  4. 21 Burundi 89.31 % compare
  5. 22 Suriname 88.92 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Asia was 52.05 % 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 61.71 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.93 % in 2021.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Western Asia ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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.