FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in World
World: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 68.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 68.8 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in World peaked at 77.35 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.8 %, in 2023.
World ranks 11th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 77.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.94 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 75.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.88 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.53 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.16 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.34 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.75 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.37 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.88 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.07 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 69.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.8 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.74 % | 73.84 % | 77.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.51 % | 69.22 % | 73.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.36 % | 68.8 % | 70.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 80.6 % compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 73.48 % compare
- 11 Melanesia 75.48 % compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 67.01 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 68.68 % compare
- 14 Micronesia 65.42 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in World?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in World was 68.8 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 77.35 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8 % in 2023.
- How does World rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- World ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.