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

Germany: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 16.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.09 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
138th
of 145 countries
All-time high
21.82 %
in 2001
All-time low
15.12 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 21.6 %2001: 21.8 %2002: 20.8 %2003: 21.2 %2004: 20.7 %2005: 20 %2006: 21.1 %2007: 19.6 %2008: 17.1 %2009: 17.6 %2010: 17.8 %2011: 18.9 %2012: 17.6 %2013: 16.9 %2014: 16.4 %2015: 16.3 %2016: 15.8 %2017: 15.6 %2018: 15.6 %2019: 15.1 %2020: 15.7 %2021: 16.7 %2022: 16.8 %2023: 16.1 %

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 16.09 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Germany peaked at 21.82 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.12 %, in 2019.

Germany ranks 138th 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 Germany, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Germany, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 21.63 %
2001 21.82 % +0.9%
2002 20.78 % -4.8%
2003 21.21 % +2.1%
2004 20.69 % -2.5%
2005 20 % -3.3%
2006 21.05 % +5.3%
2007 19.61 % -6.8%
2008 17.12 % -12.7%
2009 17.56 % +2.6%
2010 17.78 % +1.3%
2011 18.9 % +6.3%
2012 17.64 % -6.7%
2013 16.88 % -4.3%
2014 16.45 % -2.5%
2015 16.29 % -1.0%
2016 15.77 % -3.2%
2017 15.55 % -1.4%
2018 15.57 % +0.1%
2019 15.12 % -2.9%
2020 15.69 % +3.8%
2021 16.71 % +6.5%
2022 16.76 % +0.3%
2023 16.09 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.15 % 17.12 % 21.82 % 10
2010s 16.59 % 15.12 % 18.9 % 10
2020s 16.31 % 15.69 % 16.76 % 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.45 % compare
  2. 136 Australia 17.64 % compare
  3. 137 United Arab Emirates 17.49 % compare
  4. 139 Belgium 12.38 % compare
  5. 140 Israel 12.23 % compare
  6. 141 Malta 11.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Germany?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Germany was 16.09 % 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 21.82 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 15.12 % in 2019.
How does Germany rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Germany ranks 138th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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.