FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Americas

Americas: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 38.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
38.8 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
44.32 %
in 2002
All-time low
38.78 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 43.2 %2001: 43.8 %2002: 44.3 %2003: 43.8 %2004: 43.3 %2005: 42.9 %2006: 42.2 %2007: 41.7 %2008: 41.1 %2009: 41.3 %2010: 41.1 %2011: 41.1 %2012: 40.9 %2013: 40.7 %2014: 40.2 %2015: 40.2 %2016: 39.9 %2017: 39.6 %2018: 39.5 %2019: 38.8 %2020: 41.7 %2021: 40.7 %2022: 39.3 %2023: 38.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Americas recorded 38.8 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas peaked at 44.32 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.78 %, in 2019.

Americas ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Americas, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Americas, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 43.24 %
2001 43.84 % +1.4%
2002 44.32 % +1.1%
2003 43.77 % -1.2%
2004 43.28 % -1.1%
2005 42.92 % -0.8%
2006 42.18 % -1.7%
2007 41.69 % -1.2%
2008 41.09 % -1.4%
2009 41.33 % +0.6%
2010 41.15 % -0.4%
2011 41.09 % -0.1%
2012 40.94 % -0.4%
2013 40.74 % -0.5%
2014 40.21 % -1.3%
2015 40.17 % -0.1%
2016 39.93 % -0.6%
2017 39.57 % -0.9%
2018 39.5 % -0.2%
2019 38.78 % -1.8%
2020 41.69 % +7.5%
2021 40.72 % -2.3%
2022 39.29 % -3.5%
2023 38.8 % -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.77 % 41.09 % 44.32 % 10
2010s 40.21 % 38.78 % 41.15 % 10
2020s 40.12 % 38.8 % 41.69 % 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 21 Mozambique 89.21 % compare
  2. 22 Suriname 87.2 % compare
  3. 23 Uganda 86.91 % compare
  4. 24 Vanuatu 84.55 % compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 84.54 % compare
  6. 26 Madagascar 82.98 % compare
  7. 27 Somalia 82.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Americas was 38.8 % 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 Americas?
The highest recorded value was 44.32 % in 2002.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 38.78 % in 2019.
How does Americas rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Americas ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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.