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

Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 33.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
33.5 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
43.68 %
in 2000
All-time low
33.34 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 43.7 %2001: 43.2 %2002: 41.9 %2003: 41.7 %2004: 39.2 %2005: 38.5 %2006: 37.1 %2007: 36.1 %2008: 36.9 %2009: 37.6 %2010: 37.7 %2011: 37.2 %2012: 36.8 %2013: 36.4 %2014: 36.4 %2015: 35.5 %2016: 35 %2017: 34.4 %2018: 33.9 %2019: 33.3 %2020: 33.9 %2021: 33.9 %2022: 34.2 %2023: 33.5 %

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 33.5 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe peaked at 43.68 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.34 %, in 2019.

That places Europe 25th out of 31 groups 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 43.68 %
2001 43.17 % -1.2%
2002 41.93 % -2.9%
2003 41.72 % -0.5%
2004 39.21 % -6.0%
2005 38.52 % -1.8%
2006 37.13 % -3.6%
2007 36.11 % -2.7%
2008 36.87 % +2.1%
2009 37.63 % +2.1%
2010 37.66 % +0.1%
2011 37.23 % -1.1%
2012 36.82 % -1.1%
2013 36.43 % -1.1%
2014 36.43 % +0.0%
2015 35.52 % -2.5%
2016 34.97 % -1.5%
2017 34.4 % -1.6%
2018 33.87 % -1.5%
2019 33.34 % -1.6%
2020 33.9 % +1.7%
2021 33.9 % +0.0%
2022 34.21 % +0.9%
2023 33.5 % -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.6 % 36.11 % 43.68 % 10
2010s 35.67 % 33.34 % 37.66 % 10
2020s 33.88 % 33.5 % 34.21 % 4

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  3. 24 Vanuatu 84.55 % compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 84.54 % compare
  5. 26 Madagascar 82.98 % compare
  6. 27 Somalia 82.19 % compare
  7. 28 Chad 81.48 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Europe was 33.5 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 43.68 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 33.34 % in 2019.
How does Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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.