FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 54.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 54.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 54.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.27 %, in 2002.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.58 % | — |
| 2001 | 48.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.27 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.86 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.67 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.08 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.97 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 51.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.03 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 51.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 52.15 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.94 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 53.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.39 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.89 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 54.71 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.88 % | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 52.86 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.43 % | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 54.8 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 % | 48.27 % | 52.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.05 % | 52.05 % | 54.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.49 % | 51.88 % | 54.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80.55 % compare
- 10 Polynesia 21.28 % compare
- 11 Portugal 80.16 % compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 20.03 % compare
- 12 Cyprus 80.15 % compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 80.08 % compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.2 % compare
- 14 Spain 78.74 % compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.85 % compare
- 15 Japan 78.59 % compare
- 16 Estonia 78.08 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Latin America and the Caribbean was 54.8 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.27 % in 2002.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Latin America and the Caribbean 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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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.