FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Bhutan
Bhutan: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 20.78 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 20.78 % 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.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Bhutan peaked at 20.78 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.37 %, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 103rd of 125 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 non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.37 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.93 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 12.15 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.6 % | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.03 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.37 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.74 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.98 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.38 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.82 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.78 % | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 16.69 % | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.78 % | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 15.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.95 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.54 % | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.66 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.81 % | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 14.93 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.44 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.77 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2 % | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 20.78 % | +20.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 20.78 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.77 %, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 20.78 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.23 %, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.81 % | 11.37 % | 14.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 % | 14.81 % | 16.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3 % | 15.44 % | 20.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Bhutan?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Bhutan was 20.78 % 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.78 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 % in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.