FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 45.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
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 Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 45.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 51.73 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45.2 %, in 2023.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 19th out of 31 groups 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.42 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.14 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.33 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 49.92 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.03 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 48.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.97 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.17 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.06 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 46.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.61 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.11 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.29 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.12 % | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 47.14 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 45.57 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 45.2 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 % | 47.97 % | 51.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.95 % | 45.29 % | 47.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.51 % | 45.2 % | 48.12 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Latin America and the Caribbean was 45.2 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 51.73 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2 % in 2023.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.