FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iraq
Iraq: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 56.61 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Iraq, 2000–2023
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 Iraq is 56.61 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq peaked at 65.92 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.49 %, in 2019.
That places Iraq 69th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.52 % | — |
| 2001 | 61.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 65.92 % | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 62.44 % | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 62.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.87 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.31 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 59.49 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 58.67 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.65 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 56.66 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.39 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 56.31 % | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.01 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.49 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 56.41 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 56.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.61 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.05 % | 60.31 % | 65.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.19 % | 55.49 % | 59.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.65 % | 56.41 % | 56.81 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Iraq was 56.61 % 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 65.92 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.49 % in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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About this data
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.