FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 75.03 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
75.03 %
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
87.81 %
in 2000
All-time low
75.03 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 87.8 %2001: 87.7 %2002: 87.6 %2003: 87.5 %2004: 87.3 %2005: 87.1 %2006: 86.8 %2007: 86.5 %2008: 85.6 %2009: 84.4 %2010: 83.2 %2011: 81.8 %2012: 80.5 %2013: 79.8 %2014: 79.1 %2015: 78.7 %2016: 78.7 %2017: 78.6 %2018: 77.7 %2019: 76.8 %2020: 75.9 %2021: 75.7 %2022: 76.3 %2023: 75 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Asia is 75.03 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Asia peaked at 87.81 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.03 %, in 2023.

Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 87.81 %
2001 87.71 % -0.1%
2002 87.61 % -0.1%
2003 87.55 % -0.1%
2004 87.33 % -0.3%
2005 87.11 % -0.3%
2006 86.8 % -0.4%
2007 86.53 % -0.3%
2008 85.58 % -1.1%
2009 84.36 % -1.4%
2010 83.21 % -1.4%
2011 81.79 % -1.7%
2012 80.54 % -1.5%
2013 79.76 % -1.0%
2014 79.1 % -0.8%
2015 78.74 % -0.5%
2016 78.71 % -0.0%
2017 78.59 % -0.2%
2018 77.72 % -1.1%
2019 76.81 % -1.2%
2020 75.86 % -1.2%
2021 75.67 % -0.3%
2022 76.3 % +0.8%
2023 75.03 % -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.84 % 84.36 % 87.81 % 10
2010s 79.5 % 76.81 % 83.21 % 10
2020s 75.72 % 75.03 % 76.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.15 % compare
  2. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.8 % compare
  3. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 79.97 % compare
  4. 8 Polynesia 78.72 % compare
  5. 9 Timor-Leste 76.85 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Asia?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Asia was 75.03 % 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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 87.81 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 75.03 % in 2023.
How does Eastern Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.