FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Northern America

Northern America: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 13.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.6 %
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
31st
of 31 groups
All-time high
17.11 %
in 2000
All-time low
13.6 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 17.1 %2001: 16.8 %2002: 16.7 %2003: 15.7 %2004: 15.4 %2005: 15.1 %2006: 15 %2007: 14.4 %2008: 14.5 %2009: 14.3 %2010: 15 %2011: 15.1 %2012: 14.4 %2013: 14 %2014: 14.5 %2015: 15.2 %2016: 15.4 %2017: 15.1 %2018: 14.8 %2019: 14.5 %2020: 15.6 %2021: 14.5 %2022: 14 %2023: 13.6 %

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 Northern America stood at 13.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern America peaked at 17.11 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6 %, in 2023.

Northern America ranks 31st of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Northern America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 17.11 %
2001 16.82 % -1.7%
2002 16.66 % -1.0%
2003 15.67 % -5.9%
2004 15.39 % -1.8%
2005 15.09 % -1.9%
2006 15.02 % -0.5%
2007 14.38 % -4.3%
2008 14.53 % +1.0%
2009 14.35 % -1.2%
2010 15.04 % +4.8%
2011 15.05 % +0.1%
2012 14.44 % -4.1%
2013 13.99 % -3.1%
2014 14.48 % +3.5%
2015 15.25 % +5.3%
2016 15.36 % +0.7%
2017 15.08 % -1.8%
2018 14.78 % -2.0%
2019 14.5 % -1.9%
2020 15.63 % +7.8%
2021 14.52 % -7.1%
2022 14.02 % -3.4%
2023 13.6 % -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.5 % 14.35 % 17.11 % 10
2010s 14.8 % 13.99 % 15.36 % 10
2020s 14.44 % 13.6 % 15.63 % 4

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  4. 31 Zimbabwe 79.62 % compare
  5. 32 Lesotho 79.33 % compare
  6. 33 Comoros 79.12 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern America?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern America was 13.6 % 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 17.11 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6 % in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Northern America ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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.