FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 80.77 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
80.77 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
84.75 %
in 2000
All-time low
79.22 %
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 84.8 %2001: 84.5 %2002: 84.4 %2003: 84.3 %2004: 84.1 %2005: 82.7 %2006: 82.2 %2007: 82.2 %2008: 82.1 %2009: 81.9 %2010: 81.7 %2011: 81.9 %2012: 80.9 %2013: 80.8 %2014: 80.4 %2015: 80 %2016: 79.7 %2017: 79.3 %2018: 79.2 %2019: 79.3 %2020: 79.6 %2021: 80.1 %2022: 80 %2023: 80.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 80.77 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 84.75 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.22 %, in 2018.

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 84.75 %
2001 84.55 % -0.2%
2002 84.42 % -0.2%
2003 84.28 % -0.2%
2004 84.06 % -0.3%
2005 82.73 % -1.6%
2006 82.2 % -0.6%
2007 82.17 % -0.0%
2008 82.1 % -0.1%
2009 81.87 % -0.3%
2010 81.73 % -0.2%
2011 81.93 % +0.2%
2012 80.93 % -1.2%
2013 80.8 % -0.2%
2014 80.4 % -0.5%
2015 79.98 % -0.5%
2016 79.7 % -0.4%
2017 79.29 % -0.5%
2018 79.22 % -0.1%
2019 79.27 % +0.1%
2020 79.56 % +0.4%
2021 80.07 % +0.6%
2022 80.02 % -0.1%
2023 80.77 % +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.31 % 81.87 % 84.75 % 10
2010s 80.33 % 79.22 % 81.93 % 10
2020s 80.1 % 79.56 % 80.77 % 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.15 % compare
  2. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.8 % compare
  3. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 79.97 % compare
  4. 8 Polynesia 78.72 % compare
  5. 9 Timor-Leste 76.85 % compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 80.77 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 84.75 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 79.22 % in 2018.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.