FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Western Asia

Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 47.95 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.95 %
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
50.07 %
in 2021
All-time low
38.29 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 38.3 %2001: 38.6 %2002: 39.8 %2003: 40.7 %2004: 43.1 %2005: 44.8 %2006: 46.1 %2007: 46.2 %2008: 46.5 %2009: 46.9 %2010: 46.5 %2011: 45.6 %2012: 45.6 %2013: 46.4 %2014: 49.8 %2015: 47.4 %2016: 47.7 %2017: 47.3 %2018: 49 %2019: 49.3 %2020: 47.7 %2021: 50.1 %2022: 49.9 %2023: 48 %

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 Western Asia stood at 47.95 %.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Asia peaked at 50.07 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.29 %, in 2000.

That places Western Asia 13th 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 38.29 %
2001 38.65 % +0.9%
2002 39.75 % +2.8%
2003 40.69 % +2.4%
2004 43.07 % +5.8%
2005 44.82 % +4.1%
2006 46.09 % +2.8%
2007 46.22 % +0.3%
2008 46.49 % +0.6%
2009 46.93 % +0.9%
2010 46.53 % -0.9%
2011 45.57 % -2.1%
2012 45.62 % +0.1%
2013 46.35 % +1.6%
2014 49.76 % +7.4%
2015 47.37 % -4.8%
2016 47.67 % +0.6%
2017 47.34 % -0.7%
2018 49.02 % +3.5%
2019 49.33 % +0.6%
2020 47.7 % -3.3%
2021 50.07 % +5.0%
2022 49.86 % -0.4%
2023 47.95 % -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.1 % 38.29 % 46.93 % 10
2010s 47.46 % 45.57 % 49.76 % 10
2020s 48.9 % 47.7 % 50.07 % 4

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  3. 11 Timor-Leste 17.66 % compare
  4. 11 Australia and New Zealand 76.3 % compare
  5. 12 Portugal 74.51 % compare
  6. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.55 % compare
  7. 13 Lebanon 74.39 % compare
  8. 14 Cyprus 73.97 % compare
  9. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.88 % compare
  10. 15 France 73.23 % compare
  11. 15 Polynesia 7.01 % compare
  12. 16 Japan 72.61 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Asia?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Asia was 47.95 % 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 50.07 % in 2021.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.29 % in 2000.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Western Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia 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.