FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 19.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.92 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
132nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
28.47 %
in 2001
All-time low
19.91 %
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 25.6 %2001: 28.5 %2002: 26.8 %2003: 25.1 %2004: 24 %2005: 25.7 %2006: 24.8 %2007: 25.1 %2008: 24.1 %2009: 24.8 %2010: 25.5 %2011: 22.8 %2012: 22.4 %2013: 20 %2014: 21.5 %2015: 20.1 %2016: 20.5 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 21 %2019: 20.8 %2020: 22.9 %2021: 21.4 %2022: 19.9 %2023: 19.9 %

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 Australia and New Zealand stood at 19.92 %.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 28.47 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.91 %, in 2022.

That places Australia and New Zealand 132nd out of 145 countries 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Australia and New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 25.65 %
2001 28.47 % +11.0%
2002 26.82 % -5.8%
2003 25.07 % -6.5%
2004 24.04 % -4.1%
2005 25.73 % +7.0%
2006 24.82 % -3.5%
2007 25.14 % +1.3%
2008 24.13 % -4.0%
2009 24.81 % +2.8%
2010 25.5 % +2.8%
2011 22.81 % -10.5%
2012 22.38 % -1.9%
2013 19.98 % -10.7%
2014 21.54 % +7.8%
2015 20.06 % -6.9%
2016 20.53 % +2.3%
2017 21.21 % +3.3%
2018 20.96 % -1.2%
2019 20.81 % -0.7%
2020 22.85 % +9.8%
2021 21.35 % -6.6%
2022 19.91 % -6.7%
2023 19.92 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.47 % 24.04 % 28.47 % 10
2010s 21.58 % 19.98 % 25.5 % 10
2020s 21.01 % 19.91 % 22.85 % 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 129 Estonia 21.92 % compare
  2. 130 Japan 21.41 % compare
  3. 131 Spain 21.26 % compare
  4. 133 Cyprus 19.85 % compare
  5. 134 Portugal 19.84 % compare
  6. 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.45 % compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Australia and New Zealand was 19.92 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 28.47 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 19.91 % in 2022.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 132nd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.