FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Ireland
Ireland: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 9.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 9.4 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Ireland peaked at 19.29 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.06 %, in 2021.
That places Ireland 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.29 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.75 % | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 16.2 % | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 17.11 % | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.87 % | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 15.73 % | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.38 % | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 9.99 % | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 9.51 % | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.23 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.45 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.12 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 10.49 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.72 % | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 11.06 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.91 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.64 % | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 9.06 % | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5 % | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4 % | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 9.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.29 %, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 9.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.15 %, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.44 % | 9.99 % | 19.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.19 % | 9.23 % | 11.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 % | 9.06 % | 9.64 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Ireland?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Ireland was 9.4 % 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.29 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 % in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Ireland ranks 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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.