FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 50.85 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
50.85 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
75.68 %
in 2009
All-time low
50.6 %
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 66.7 %2001: 66.9 %2002: 66.3 %2003: 65.8 %2004: 65.8 %2005: 65.4 %2006: 65 %2007: 63.9 %2008: 73.8 %2009: 75.7 %2010: 73.8 %2011: 74.4 %2012: 73.7 %2013: 54.2 %2014: 53.9 %2015: 53.5 %2016: 51.9 %2017: 52 %2018: 51.4 %2019: 51.5 %2020: 54.2 %2021: 52.5 %2022: 50.6 %2023: 50.9 %

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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 50.85 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 75.68 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.6 %, in 2022.

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 Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 66.71 %
2001 66.93 % +0.3%
2002 66.32 % -0.9%
2003 65.83 % -0.7%
2004 65.75 % -0.1%
2005 65.41 % -0.5%
2006 64.98 % -0.7%
2007 63.85 % -1.7%
2008 73.82 % +15.6%
2009 75.68 % +2.5%
2010 73.81 % -2.5%
2011 74.37 % +0.8%
2012 73.72 % -0.9%
2013 54.17 % -26.5%
2014 53.93 % -0.4%
2015 53.46 % -0.9%
2016 51.91 % -2.9%
2017 52.02 % +0.2%
2018 51.44 % -1.1%
2019 51.52 % +0.2%
2020 54.2 % +5.2%
2021 52.51 % -3.1%
2022 50.6 % -3.6%
2023 50.85 % +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 -26.5% 73.72 % 54.17 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.53 % 63.85 % 75.68 % 10
2010s 59.04 % 51.44 % 74.37 % 10
2020s 52.04 % 50.6 % 54.2 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 50.85 % 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 75.68 % in 2009.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 50.6 % in 2022.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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.