FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 73.49 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
73.49 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
77.83 %
in 2000
All-time low
71.52 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Asia, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 77.8 %2001: 77.8 %2002: 77.7 %2003: 77.6 %2004: 77.4 %2005: 77.2 %2006: 76.2 %2007: 75.9 %2008: 75.8 %2009: 75.3 %2010: 75 %2011: 74.5 %2012: 74 %2013: 73.4 %2014: 73.1 %2015: 72.7 %2016: 72.4 %2017: 71.9 %2018: 71.7 %2019: 71.5 %2020: 73.8 %2021: 73.6 %2022: 73.4 %2023: 73.5 %

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 Southern Asia stood at 73.49 %.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia peaked at 77.83 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.52 %, in 2019.

Southern Asia ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 77.83 %
2001 77.8 % -0.0%
2002 77.73 % -0.1%
2003 77.57 % -0.2%
2004 77.37 % -0.3%
2005 77.16 % -0.3%
2006 76.25 % -1.2%
2007 75.88 % -0.5%
2008 75.8 % -0.1%
2009 75.28 % -0.7%
2010 74.97 % -0.4%
2011 74.51 % -0.6%
2012 73.97 % -0.7%
2013 73.36 % -0.8%
2014 73.11 % -0.3%
2015 72.68 % -0.6%
2016 72.39 % -0.4%
2017 71.88 % -0.7%
2018 71.68 % -0.3%
2019 71.52 % -0.2%
2020 73.8 % +3.2%
2021 73.63 % -0.2%
2022 73.41 % -0.3%
2023 73.49 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.87 % 75.28 % 77.83 % 10
2010s 73.01 % 71.52 % 74.97 % 10
2020s 73.58 % 73.41 % 73.8 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 79.97 % compare
  2. 8 Polynesia 78.72 % compare
  3. 9 Timor-Leste 76.85 % compare
  4. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 63.15 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Asia was 73.49 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 77.83 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 71.52 % in 2019.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.