FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 27.64 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.64 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
118th
of 145 countries
All-time high
37.15 %
in 2000
All-time low
27.64 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 37.1 %2001: 36.6 %2002: 35.8 %2003: 35.4 %2004: 34.7 %2005: 34.2 %2006: 33.6 %2007: 33 %2008: 32.6 %2009: 32.4 %2010: 31.9 %2011: 31.7 %2012: 31.5 %2013: 31.2 %2014: 30.8 %2015: 30.5 %2016: 30.2 %2017: 29.8 %2018: 29.4 %2019: 29.1 %2020: 29 %2021: 28.4 %2022: 28.1 %2023: 27.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Republic of Korea is 27.64 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Republic of Korea peaked at 37.15 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.64 %, in 2023.

Republic of Korea ranks 118th of 145 countries 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 Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 37.15 %
2001 36.56 % -1.6%
2002 35.76 % -2.2%
2003 35.35 % -1.1%
2004 34.67 % -1.9%
2005 34.2 % -1.4%
2006 33.59 % -1.8%
2007 32.97 % -1.8%
2008 32.61 % -1.1%
2009 32.44 % -0.5%
2010 31.95 % -1.5%
2011 31.71 % -0.8%
2012 31.5 % -0.7%
2013 31.17 % -1.0%
2014 30.77 % -1.3%
2015 30.52 % -0.8%
2016 30.19 % -1.1%
2017 29.79 % -1.3%
2018 29.39 % -1.3%
2019 29.08 % -1.1%
2020 29.03 % -0.2%
2021 28.45 % -2.0%
2022 28.08 % -1.3%
2023 27.64 % -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.53 % 32.44 % 37.15 % 10
2010s 30.61 % 29.08 % 31.95 % 10
2020s 28.3 % 27.64 % 29.03 % 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 115 Seychelles 29.06 % compare
  2. 116 Iceland 28.86 % compare
  3. 117 Norway 28.44 % compare
  4. 119 Croatia 27.62 % compare
  5. 120 Switzerland 26.57 % compare
  6. 121 Sweden 26.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Republic of Korea?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Republic of Korea was 27.64 % 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 Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 37.15 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 27.64 % in 2023.
How does Republic of Korea rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Republic of Korea ranks 118th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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.