FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 48.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
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 Costa Rica stood at 48.25 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Costa Rica peaked at 63.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.25 %, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 85th out of 145 countries 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 62.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 61.55 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 60.87 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.82 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 59.04 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.37 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 58.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.93 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 55.97 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.99 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.04 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 53.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.55 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.89 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.59 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.71 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 52.68 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.02 % | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 48.25 % | -3.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 48.25 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.96 %, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 48.25 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.39 %, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9 % | 58.24 % | 63.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.89 % | 51.8 % | 56.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.16 % | 48.25 % | 53.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Costa Rica?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Costa Rica was 48.25 % 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.25 % in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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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.