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

Canada: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 8.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.89 %
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
144th
of 145 countries
All-time high
14.06 %
in 2000
All-time low
8.89 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 14.1 %2001: 12.7 %2002: 12.6 %2003: 12.7 %2004: 12.4 %2005: 13.1 %2006: 13 %2007: 12.4 %2008: 12.1 %2009: 12.1 %2010: 11.6 %2011: 11.7 %2012: 11.4 %2013: 11.7 %2014: 11.2 %2015: 10.7 %2016: 12.3 %2017: 9.9 %2018: 9.9 %2019: 10 %2020: 11.1 %2021: 9.9 %2022: 9.2 %2023: 8.9 %

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 8.89 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Canada peaked at 14.06 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.89 %, in 2023.

Canada ranks 144th of 145 countries 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Canada, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 14.06 %
2001 12.74 % -9.4%
2002 12.62 % -0.9%
2003 12.65 % +0.2%
2004 12.39 % -2.1%
2005 13.08 % +5.6%
2006 12.96 % -0.9%
2007 12.37 % -4.6%
2008 12.13 % -1.9%
2009 12.12 % -0.1%
2010 11.63 % -4.0%
2011 11.66 % +0.3%
2012 11.37 % -2.5%
2013 11.72 % +3.1%
2014 11.2 % -4.4%
2015 10.69 % -4.6%
2016 12.31 % +15.2%
2017 9.88 % -19.7%
2018 9.92 % +0.4%
2019 10.03 % +1.1%
2020 11.14 % +11.1%
2021 9.91 % -11.0%
2022 9.15 % -7.7%
2023 8.89 % -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.71 % 12.12 % 14.06 % 10
2010s 11.04 % 9.88 % 12.31 % 10
2020s 9.77 % 8.89 % 11.14 % 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 141 Malta 11.99 % compare
  2. 142 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.5 % compare
  3. 143 Brunei Darussalam 10.89 % compare
  4. 145 Singapore 0.96 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Canada?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Canada was 8.89 % 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 14.06 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.89 % in 2023.
How does Canada rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Canada ranks 144th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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.