FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 18.89 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 18.89 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan peaked at 25.89 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.17 %, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 113th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.09 % | — |
| 2001 | 18.17 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 19.6 % | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 20.24 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 19.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 20.78 % | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 20.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.71 % | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 22.45 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 23.71 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 24.53 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.45 % | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 24.73 % | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.24 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.89 % | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 22.19 % | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 20.71 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 22.83 % | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 22.12 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 22.92 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.19 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.89 % | -18.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 18.89 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.8 %, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 18.89 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 65.82 %, 29% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7 % | 18.17 % | 23.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.36 % | 20.71 % | 25.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.04 % | 18.89 % | 23.19 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan was 18.89 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.89 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.17 % in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.