FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Central America

Central America: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 27.64 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.64 %
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
28.17 %
in 2006
All-time low
23.72 %
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 26.1 %2001: 26.4 %2002: 25.7 %2003: 25.2 %2004: 23.7 %2005: 25.2 %2006: 28.2 %2007: 26 %2008: 26.3 %2009: 26.2 %2010: 26.5 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 27.6 %2013: 26.4 %2014: 27.1 %2015: 26.8 %2016: 27.4 %2017: 27.6 %2018: 27.4 %2019: 27.7 %2020: 25.7 %2021: 26.6 %2022: 26.9 %2023: 27.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Central America recorded 27.64 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Central America peaked at 28.17 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.72 %, in 2004.

That places Central America 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 in Central America, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Central America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 26.11 %
2001 26.39 % +1.1%
2002 25.71 % -2.6%
2003 25.18 % -2.1%
2004 23.72 % -5.8%
2005 25.23 % +6.4%
2006 28.17 % +11.7%
2007 26.01 % -7.7%
2008 26.27 % +1.0%
2009 26.18 % -0.3%
2010 26.5 % +1.2%
2011 26.09 % -1.5%
2012 27.58 % +5.7%
2013 26.39 % -4.3%
2014 27.15 % +2.9%
2015 26.83 % -1.2%
2016 27.39 % +2.1%
2017 27.64 % +0.9%
2018 27.45 % -0.7%
2019 27.71 % +0.9%
2020 25.66 % -7.4%
2021 26.56 % +3.5%
2022 26.87 % +1.2%
2023 27.64 % +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.9 % 23.72 % 28.17 % 10
2010s 27.07 % 26.09 % 27.71 % 10
2020s 26.68 % 25.66 % 27.64 % 4

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  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 39.8 % compare
  4. 2 El Salvador 43.41 % compare
  5. 2 Melanesia 23.43 % compare
  6. 3 Sierra Leone 41.42 % compare
  7. 3 Viet Nam 20.75 % compare
  8. 4 Honduras 41.01 % compare
  9. 4 Timor-Leste 19.79 % compare
  10. 5 Togo 40.97 % compare
  11. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 17.49 % compare
  12. 6 Indonesia 38.3 % compare
  13. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.19 % compare
  14. 7 Senegal 38.15 % compare
  15. 7 Micronesia 15.39 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Central America?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Central America was 27.64 % 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 recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 28.17 % in 2006.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 23.72 % in 2004.
How does Central America rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Central America ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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 employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 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.