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

Italy: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 23.19 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.19 %
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
127th
of 145 countries
All-time high
28.13 %
in 2000
All-time low
23.19 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 28.1 %2001: 28.1 %2002: 26.7 %2003: 26.4 %2004: 24.2 %2005: 25.4 %2006: 25.7 %2007: 24.3 %2008: 25.6 %2009: 26.1 %2010: 26.5 %2011: 25.5 %2012: 25.1 %2013: 24.5 %2014: 24.1 %2015: 24.6 %2016: 25.1 %2017: 24.3 %2018: 24.1 %2019: 24.6 %2020: 25.9 %2021: 26.5 %2022: 24.5 %2023: 23.2 %

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 Italy is 23.19 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Italy peaked at 28.13 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.19 %, in 2023.

That places Italy 127th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Italy, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 28.13 %
2001 28.09 % -0.1%
2002 26.73 % -4.8%
2003 26.37 % -1.3%
2004 24.23 % -8.1%
2005 25.4 % +4.8%
2006 25.74 % +1.3%
2007 24.34 % -5.4%
2008 25.58 % +5.1%
2009 26.09 % +2.0%
2010 26.5 % +1.6%
2011 25.53 % -3.7%
2012 25.05 % -1.9%
2013 24.51 % -2.2%
2014 24.11 % -1.6%
2015 24.6 % +2.0%
2016 25.08 % +2.0%
2017 24.28 % -3.2%
2018 24.14 % -0.6%
2019 24.63 % +2.0%
2020 25.92 % +5.2%
2021 26.51 % +2.3%
2022 24.51 % -7.5%
2023 23.19 % -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.07 % 24.23 % 28.13 % 10
2010s 24.84 % 24.11 % 26.5 % 10
2020s 25.03 % 23.19 % 26.51 % 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 124 France 23.93 % compare
  2. 125 Cook Islands 23.52 % compare
  3. 126 Luxembourg 23.29 % compare
  4. 128 Denmark 22.61 % compare
  5. 129 Estonia 21.92 % compare
  6. 130 Japan 21.41 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Italy?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Italy was 23.19 % 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 28.13 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23.19 % in 2023.
How does Italy rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Italy ranks 127th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.