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

Jamaica: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 50.03 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
50.03 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
81st
of 145 countries
All-time high
52.8 %
in 2010
All-time low
50 %
in 2014
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 52.2 %2001: 52 %2002: 51.5 %2003: 51 %2004: 50.9 %2005: 50.9 %2006: 50.5 %2007: 50.2 %2008: 50.1 %2009: 52.4 %2010: 52.8 %2011: 50.6 %2012: 50.2 %2013: 50.6 %2014: 50 %2015: 51.4 %2016: 51.2 %2017: 51.1 %2018: 51 %2019: 50.8 %2020: 51.8 %2021: 51.2 %2022: 50.5 %2023: 50 %

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 Jamaica stood at 50.03 %.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica peaked at 52.8 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2014.

Jamaica ranks 81st of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Jamaica, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.17 %
2001 51.95 % -0.4%
2002 51.48 % -0.9%
2003 50.97 % -1.0%
2004 50.9 % -0.1%
2005 50.92 % +0.0%
2006 50.52 % -0.8%
2007 50.24 % -0.6%
2008 50.11 % -0.3%
2009 52.41 % +4.6%
2010 52.8 % +0.7%
2011 50.6 % -4.2%
2012 50.18 % -0.8%
2013 50.64 % +0.9%
2014 50 % -1.3%
2015 51.42 % +2.8%
2016 51.16 % -0.5%
2017 51.12 % -0.1%
2018 50.98 % -0.3%
2019 50.84 % -0.3%
2020 51.83 % +1.9%
2021 51.25 % -1.1%
2022 50.46 % -1.5%
2023 50.03 % -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.17 % 50.11 % 52.41 % 10
2010s 50.97 % 50 % 52.8 % 10
2020s 50.89 % 50.03 % 51.83 % 4

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  3. 80 Nigeria 50.45 % compare
  4. 82 Tunisia 50.02 % compare
  5. 83 Panama 48.97 % compare
  6. 84 Romania 48.68 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Jamaica was 50.03 % 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 52.8 % in 2010.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2014.
How does Jamaica rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Jamaica ranks 81st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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.