FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sweden
Sweden: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 4.03 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sweden stood at 4.03 %.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sweden peaked at 7.54 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.96 %, in 2020.
That places Sweden 118th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.49 % | — |
| 2001 | 7.54 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.03 % | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.26 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.44 % | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7 % | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 6.83 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.21 % | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.83 % | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 5.59 % | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.83 % | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.51 % | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.48 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.36 % | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.15 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.02 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.76 % | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.36 % | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 3.96 % | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 3.98 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.15 % | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.03 % | -2.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.03 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.29 %, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.03 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.15 %, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.89 % | 5.59 % | 7.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 % | 4.36 % | 5.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 % | 3.96 % | 4.15 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sweden?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sweden was 4.03 % 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 % in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Sweden ranks 118th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.