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 47.97 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.97 %
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
49.12 %
in 2016
All-time low
37.77 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 37.8 %2001: 37.8 %2002: 38.6 %2003: 39.3 %2004: 41.8 %2005: 43.7 %2006: 45.1 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 46.3 %2009: 47.1 %2010: 47 %2011: 46.3 %2012: 46.9 %2013: 47.8 %2014: 48.3 %2015: 48.6 %2016: 49.1 %2017: 48.8 %2018: 49.1 %2019: 48 %2020: 46.8 %2021: 47.2 %2022: 49 %2023: 48 %

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 Western Asia is 47.97 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Asia peaked at 49.12 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.77 %, in 2000.

That places Western Asia 15th 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 — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 37.77 %
2001 37.84 % +0.2%
2002 38.57 % +1.9%
2003 39.31 % +1.9%
2004 41.8 % +6.3%
2005 43.74 % +4.6%
2006 45.07 % +3.0%
2007 45.77 % +1.6%
2008 46.26 % +1.1%
2009 47.11 % +1.8%
2010 47.04 % -0.1%
2011 46.33 % -1.5%
2012 46.89 % +1.2%
2013 47.77 % +1.9%
2014 48.3 % +1.1%
2015 48.63 % +0.7%
2016 49.12 % +1.0%
2017 48.84 % -0.6%
2018 49.09 % +0.5%
2019 48.03 % -2.2%
2020 46.75 % -2.7%
2021 47.18 % +0.9%
2022 49.04 % +3.9%
2023 47.97 % -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.32 % 37.77 % 47.11 % 10
2010s 48 % 46.33 % 49.12 % 10
2020s 47.73 % 46.75 % 49.04 % 4

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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 47.97 % 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 49.12 % in 2016.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.77 % in 2000.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Western Asia ranks 15th 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 0.4%. 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 — 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
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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.