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

South America: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 42.71 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
42.71 %
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
49.99 %
in 2002
All-time low
42.71 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 49.4 %2001: 49.8 %2002: 50 %2003: 49.4 %2004: 48.5 %2005: 48.2 %2006: 47.7 %2007: 47 %2008: 45.9 %2009: 46 %2010: 45.1 %2011: 45 %2012: 45.5 %2013: 45.5 %2014: 44.4 %2015: 44.3 %2016: 44.5 %2017: 43.4 %2018: 43.3 %2019: 42.9 %2020: 46.5 %2021: 45.3 %2022: 43.6 %2023: 42.7 %

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 South America is 42.71 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in South America peaked at 49.99 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42.71 %, in 2023.

That places South America 22nd 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 South America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in South America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 49.42 %
2001 49.82 % +0.8%
2002 49.99 % +0.3%
2003 49.35 % -1.3%
2004 48.48 % -1.8%
2005 48.17 % -0.6%
2006 47.68 % -1.0%
2007 47 % -1.4%
2008 45.91 % -2.3%
2009 45.98 % +0.2%
2010 45.11 % -1.9%
2011 44.95 % -0.4%
2012 45.55 % +1.3%
2013 45.54 % -0.0%
2014 44.42 % -2.5%
2015 44.3 % -0.3%
2016 44.5 % +0.5%
2017 43.37 % -2.5%
2018 43.32 % -0.1%
2019 42.92 % -0.9%
2020 46.5 % +8.3%
2021 45.26 % -2.7%
2022 43.58 % -3.7%
2023 42.71 % -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.18 % 45.91 % 49.99 % 10
2010s 44.4 % 42.92 % 45.55 % 10
2020s 44.51 % 42.71 % 46.5 % 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 19 Burundi 93.21 % compare
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  4. 22 Suriname 87.2 % compare
  5. 23 Uganda 86.91 % compare
  6. 24 Vanuatu 84.55 % compare
  7. 25 Ethiopia 84.54 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in South America?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in South America was 42.71 % 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 49.99 % in 2002.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 42.71 % in 2023.
How does South America rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
South America ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South 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.