FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sweden

Sweden: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 26.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.11 %
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
121st
of 145 countries
All-time high
29.28 %
in 2021
All-time low
22.43 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 24.9 %2001: 24 %2002: 24 %2003: 24.2 %2004: 23.3 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 22.4 %2007: 22.4 %2008: 24.1 %2009: 24.8 %2010: 24.2 %2011: 24.2 %2012: 25.2 %2013: 24.7 %2014: 24.6 %2015: 25.3 %2016: 24.1 %2017: 23.7 %2018: 23.4 %2019: 22.9 %2020: 25.2 %2021: 29.3 %2022: 26.8 %2023: 26.1 %

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 26.11 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden peaked at 29.28 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.43 %, in 2007.

Sweden ranks 121st of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Sweden, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 24.9 %
2001 24.03 % -3.5%
2002 24.04 % +0.0%
2003 24.21 % +0.7%
2004 23.28 % -3.8%
2005 22.78 % -2.1%
2006 22.45 % -1.4%
2007 22.43 % -0.1%
2008 24.06 % +7.3%
2009 24.8 % +3.1%
2010 24.22 % -2.3%
2011 24.19 % -0.1%
2012 25.18 % +4.1%
2013 24.73 % -1.8%
2014 24.59 % -0.6%
2015 25.27 % +2.8%
2016 24.06 % -4.8%
2017 23.67 % -1.6%
2018 23.36 % -1.3%
2019 22.93 % -1.8%
2020 25.17 % +9.8%
2021 29.28 % +16.3%
2022 26.77 % -8.6%
2023 26.11 % -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.7 % 22.43 % 24.9 % 10
2010s 24.22 % 22.93 % 25.27 % 10
2020s 26.83 % 25.17 % 29.28 % 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 118 Republic of Korea 27.64 % compare
  2. 119 Croatia 27.62 % compare
  3. 120 Switzerland 26.57 % compare
  4. 122 Austria 26.03 % compare
  5. 123 Czechia 24.02 % compare
  6. 124 France 23.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sweden was 26.11 % 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 29.28 % in 2021.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 22.43 % in 2007.
How does Sweden rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Sweden ranks 121st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.