FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Central America

Central America: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 42.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
42.94 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
17th
of 31 groups
All-time high
42.94 %
in 2023
All-time low
36.62 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Central America, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 36.8 %2001: 36.6 %2002: 36.9 %2003: 37.3 %2004: 38 %2005: 39.2 %2006: 40.3 %2007: 40.1 %2008: 39.8 %2009: 39.4 %2010: 39 %2011: 38.7 %2012: 39.3 %2013: 39.4 %2014: 40 %2015: 40.1 %2016: 41 %2017: 40.3 %2018: 40.2 %2019: 42 %2020: 40.4 %2021: 40.8 %2022: 42.2 %2023: 42.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Central America is 42.94 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Central America peaked at 42.94 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.62 %, in 2001.

That places Central America 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Central America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 36.83 %
2001 36.62 % -0.6%
2002 36.91 % +0.8%
2003 37.27 % +1.0%
2004 38.02 % +2.0%
2005 39.19 % +3.1%
2006 40.3 % +2.8%
2007 40.06 % -0.6%
2008 39.8 % -0.6%
2009 39.37 % -1.1%
2010 39.01 % -0.9%
2011 38.68 % -0.8%
2012 39.28 % +1.6%
2013 39.39 % +0.3%
2014 40.02 % +1.6%
2015 40.11 % +0.2%
2016 41.05 % +2.3%
2017 40.28 % -1.9%
2018 40.22 % -0.1%
2019 41.99 % +4.4%
2020 40.4 % -3.8%
2021 40.77 % +0.9%
2022 42.22 % +3.6%
2023 42.94 % +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.44 % 36.62 % 40.3 % 10
2010s 40 % 38.68 % 41.99 % 10
2020s 41.58 % 40.4 % 42.94 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Central America?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Central America was 42.94 % 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 42.94 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 36.62 % in 2001.
How does Central America rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Central America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 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.