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

Western Europe: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 79.82 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
79.82 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
79.82 %
in 2023
All-time low
74.56 %
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 75.2 %2001: 75.4 %2002: 75.5 %2003: 74.6 %2004: 75.6 %2005: 75.8 %2006: 75.5 %2007: 76.4 %2008: 77.2 %2009: 76.6 %2010: 76.8 %2011: 76.2 %2012: 76.7 %2013: 76.9 %2014: 77.4 %2015: 78.2 %2016: 78.1 %2017: 79 %2018: 79.7 %2019: 79.7 %2020: 79.2 %2021: 78.1 %2022: 79.2 %2023: 79.8 %

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 Europe is 79.82 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Europe peaked at 79.82 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.56 %, in 2003.

That places Western Europe 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Europe, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value in Western Europe, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 75.21 %
2001 75.37 % +0.2%
2002 75.5 % +0.2%
2003 74.56 % -1.2%
2004 75.59 % +1.4%
2005 75.76 % +0.2%
2006 75.46 % -0.4%
2007 76.42 % +1.3%
2008 77.21 % +1.0%
2009 76.62 % -0.8%
2010 76.76 % +0.2%
2011 76.2 % -0.7%
2012 76.72 % +0.7%
2013 76.88 % +0.2%
2014 77.38 % +0.7%
2015 78.22 % +1.1%
2016 78.08 % -0.2%
2017 79.03 % +1.2%
2018 79.68 % +0.8%
2019 79.74 % +0.1%
2020 79.24 % -0.6%
2021 78.14 % -1.4%
2022 79.17 % +1.3%
2023 79.82 % +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.77 % 74.56 % 77.21 % 10
2010s 77.87 % 76.2 % 79.74 % 10
2020s 79.09 % 78.14 % 79.82 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Europe?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Europe was 79.82 % 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 79.82 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 74.56 % in 2003.
How does Western Europe rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Western Europe ranks 4th 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 Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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.