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

Southern Europe: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 30.53 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
30.53 %
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
41.68 %
in 2000
All-time low
30.53 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 41.7 %2001: 41 %2002: 39.8 %2003: 39.5 %2004: 38 %2005: 37.7 %2006: 35.1 %2007: 34.2 %2008: 36.7 %2009: 37.3 %2010: 37.1 %2011: 36.5 %2012: 36.3 %2013: 35.7 %2014: 34.5 %2015: 33.5 %2016: 33 %2017: 32.3 %2018: 31.6 %2019: 31.6 %2020: 32 %2021: 33.2 %2022: 31.9 %2023: 30.5 %

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 Europe stood at 30.53 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Europe peaked at 41.68 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.53 %, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 26th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Southern Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 41.68 %
2001 41.04 % -1.5%
2002 39.76 % -3.1%
2003 39.5 % -0.7%
2004 38 % -3.8%
2005 37.67 % -0.9%
2006 35.09 % -6.8%
2007 34.18 % -2.6%
2008 36.74 % +7.5%
2009 37.3 % +1.5%
2010 37.14 % -0.4%
2011 36.51 % -1.7%
2012 36.28 % -0.6%
2013 35.71 % -1.6%
2014 34.51 % -3.4%
2015 33.5 % -2.9%
2016 32.95 % -1.6%
2017 32.32 % -1.9%
2018 31.64 % -2.1%
2019 31.56 % -0.3%
2020 32.03 % +1.5%
2021 33.17 % +3.6%
2022 31.85 % -4.0%
2023 30.53 % -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.1 % 34.18 % 41.68 % 10
2010s 34.21 % 31.56 % 37.14 % 10
2020s 31.9 % 30.53 % 33.17 % 4

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  4. 26 Madagascar 82.98 % compare
  5. 27 Somalia 82.19 % compare
  6. 28 Chad 81.48 % compare
  7. 29 Burkina Faso 80.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Europe?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Europe was 30.53 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 41.68 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 30.53 % in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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.