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

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 26.51 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.51 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
28.48 %
in 2019
All-time low
22.17 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 22.2 %2001: 22.2 %2002: 22.3 %2003: 22.4 %2004: 22.6 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 23.8 %2007: 24.1 %2008: 24.2 %2009: 24.7 %2010: 25 %2011: 25.5 %2012: 26 %2013: 26.6 %2014: 26.9 %2015: 27.3 %2016: 27.6 %2017: 28.1 %2018: 28.3 %2019: 28.5 %2020: 26.2 %2021: 26.4 %2022: 26.6 %2023: 26.5 %

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 Southern Asia is 26.51 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Asia peaked at 28.48 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.17 %, in 2000.

Southern Asia ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 22.17 %
2001 22.2 % +0.1%
2002 22.27 % +0.3%
2003 22.43 % +0.7%
2004 22.63 % +0.9%
2005 22.84 % +0.9%
2006 23.75 % +4.0%
2007 24.12 % +1.6%
2008 24.2 % +0.3%
2009 24.72 % +2.1%
2010 25.03 % +1.3%
2011 25.49 % +1.8%
2012 26.03 % +2.1%
2013 26.64 % +2.3%
2014 26.89 % +0.9%
2015 27.32 % +1.6%
2016 27.61 % +1.1%
2017 28.12 % +1.8%
2018 28.32 % +0.7%
2019 28.48 % +0.6%
2020 26.2 % -8.0%
2021 26.37 % +0.6%
2022 26.59 % +0.8%
2023 26.51 % -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.13 % 22.17 % 24.72 % 10
2010s 26.99 % 25.03 % 28.48 % 10
2020s 26.42 % 26.2 % 26.59 % 4

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  3. 22 Czechia 75.98 % compare
  4. 23 Lebanon 74.89 % compare
  5. 24 Austria 73.97 % compare
  6. 25 Sweden 73.89 % compare
  7. 26 Switzerland 73.43 % compare
  8. 27 Croatia 72.38 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Asia was 26.51 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28.48 % in 2019.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.17 % in 2000.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.