FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 21.71 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan stood at 21.71 %.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan peaked at 23.43 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.31 %, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 119th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.87 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.31 % | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 16.75 % | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 17.32 % | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.91 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.13 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.06 % | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 19.31 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7 % | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 21.35 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.3 % | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 22.51 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.89 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.64 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.85 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.43 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.71 % | -6.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 21.71 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.26 %, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 21.71 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.94 %, 38% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.77 % | 15.31 % | 20.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.52 % | 21.35 % | 23.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.46 % | 21.71 % | 23.21 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Afghanistan was 21.71 % in 2021, 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.43 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.31 % in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — 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.