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

Northern Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 19.38 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.38 %
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
25.02 %
in 2000
All-time low
18.47 %
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 25 %2001: 24.6 %2002: 24.3 %2003: 24 %2004: 23.3 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 22.3 %2007: 21.5 %2008: 21.6 %2009: 22.7 %2010: 22.3 %2011: 22.1 %2012: 21.9 %2013: 21.1 %2014: 24.8 %2015: 20.9 %2016: 20.4 %2017: 20.1 %2018: 19.4 %2019: 20 %2020: 19.9 %2021: 20.4 %2022: 18.5 %2023: 19.4 %

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 Europe stood at 19.38 %.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe peaked at 25.02 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.47 %, in 2022.

Northern Europe ranks 29th 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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Northern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 25.02 %
2001 24.59 % -1.7%
2002 24.28 % -1.3%
2003 24.03 % -1.0%
2004 23.29 % -3.1%
2005 22.79 % -2.1%
2006 22.34 % -2.0%
2007 21.49 % -3.8%
2008 21.65 % +0.7%
2009 22.73 % +5.0%
2010 22.3 % -1.9%
2011 22.07 % -1.0%
2012 21.9 % -0.8%
2013 21.15 % -3.4%
2014 24.81 % +17.3%
2015 20.89 % -15.8%
2016 20.45 % -2.1%
2017 20.09 % -1.8%
2018 19.36 % -3.6%
2019 20.01 % +3.4%
2020 19.85 % -0.8%
2021 20.4 % +2.8%
2022 18.47 % -9.5%
2023 19.38 % +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.22 % 21.49 % 25.02 % 10
2010s 21.3 % 19.36 % 24.81 % 10
2020s 19.52 % 18.47 % 20.4 % 4

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  5. 30 Guinea-Bissau 80.55 % compare
  6. 31 Zimbabwe 79.62 % compare
  7. 32 Lesotho 79.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Europe was 19.38 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 25.02 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 18.47 % in 2022.
How does Northern Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.