FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Japan
Japan: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 72.61 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Japan stood at 72.61 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Japan peaked at 72.61 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65 %, in 2002.
Japan ranks 16th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.83 % | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 68.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.06 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.68 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.25 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 69.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.08 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.91 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.18 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.11 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.61 % | +0.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 72.61 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.66 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Japan's 72.61 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.02 %, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.97 % | 65 % | 69.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.92 % | 69.62 % | 72.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.14 % | 71.83 % | 72.61 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Japan?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Japan was 72.61 % 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.61 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 % in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.