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

France: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 23.93 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.93 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
124th
of 145 countries
All-time high
30.59 %
in 2003
All-time low
23.48 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 27.2 %2001: 27.1 %2002: 28 %2003: 30.6 %2004: 27.6 %2005: 27.2 %2006: 27.8 %2007: 26.8 %2008: 26.3 %2009: 26.7 %2010: 26.8 %2011: 26.5 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 27.8 %2014: 27.1 %2015: 25.6 %2016: 26.7 %2017: 24.7 %2018: 23.9 %2019: 24.3 %2020: 23.5 %2021: 25.5 %2022: 24.4 %2023: 23.9 %

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

Analysis

France recorded 23.93 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in France peaked at 30.59 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.48 %, in 2020.

That places France 124th 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 France, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in France, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 27.16 %
2001 27.12 % -0.1%
2002 27.96 % +3.1%
2003 30.59 % +9.4%
2004 27.65 % -9.6%
2005 27.23 % -1.5%
2006 27.8 % +2.1%
2007 26.76 % -3.7%
2008 26.26 % -1.9%
2009 26.74 % +1.8%
2010 26.84 % +0.4%
2011 26.54 % -1.1%
2012 27.06 % +2.0%
2013 27.8 % +2.7%
2014 27.08 % -2.6%
2015 25.55 % -5.6%
2016 26.67 % +4.4%
2017 24.71 % -7.3%
2018 23.95 % -3.1%
2019 24.34 % +1.6%
2020 23.48 % -3.5%
2021 25.52 % +8.7%
2022 24.45 % -4.2%
2023 23.93 % -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.53 % 26.26 % 30.59 % 10
2010s 26.05 % 23.95 % 27.8 % 10
2020s 24.34 % 23.48 % 25.52 % 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 121 Sweden 26.11 % compare
  2. 122 Austria 26.03 % compare
  3. 123 Czechia 24.02 % compare
  4. 125 Cook Islands 23.52 % compare
  5. 126 Luxembourg 23.29 % compare
  6. 127 Italy 23.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in France?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in France was 23.93 % 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 30.59 % in 2003.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 23.48 % in 2020.
How does France rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
France ranks 124th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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.