FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Australia
Australia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 78.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 78.91 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Australia peaked at 78.91 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.35 %, in 2001.
That places Australia 9th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.59 % | — |
| 2001 | 67.35 % | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 70.61 % | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 72.45 % | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 74.45 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.66 % | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 70.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.28 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.45 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.23 % | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 76.15 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 78.02 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 75.61 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 78.61 % | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 78.21 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.64 % | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 76.73 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.32 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.76 % | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 77.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.91 % | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 78.91 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.66 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 78.91 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.02 %, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8 % | 67.35 % | 74.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.99 % | 70.45 % | 78.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.91 % | 74.32 % | 78.91 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.75 % compare
- 7 Germany 81.37 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 24.52 % compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 81.35 % compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 77.84 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 19.4 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 17.66 % compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 76.3 % compare
- 12 Portugal 74.51 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Australia?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Australia was 78.91 % in 2023, 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.91 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.35 % in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 — Male — 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.