FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value by country
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...
Countries reporting
138
Highest
25.87 %
Bangladesh
Lowest
1.01 %
Suriname
Median
11.07 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,932
What the numbers show
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 25.87 % in Bangladesh; the lowest is 1.01 % in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.07 %, and the mean is 11.18 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 2,765.4%), and the largest decrease in Polynesia (down 69.5%).
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 25.87 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.18 % | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15.81 % | 2023 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 2 | Guyana | 23.14 % | 2022 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 15.28 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 22.07 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.21 % | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 4 | Fiji | 19.8 % | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12.94 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 19.41 % | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 12.56 % | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 18.65 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 17.89 % | 2023 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 8 | Eswatini | 17.11 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 11.71 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 17.03 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 10.24 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 17 % | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 16.41 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.19 % | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 15.96 % | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 12 | Micronesia | 7.45 % | 2023 | up 2,765.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 15.85 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 14 | Canada | 15.76 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.97 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania | 15.75 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Polynesia | 1.29 % | 2023 | down 69.5% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 15.68 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 17 | India | 15.64 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 15.49 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 15.35 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt | 15.33 % | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.31 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 15.19 % | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 14.95 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 14.91 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 14.85 % | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan | 14.85 % | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 14.65 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 28 | Rwanda | 14.52 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 6.62 % | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 29 | Samoa | 14.36 % | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 14.29 % | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 14.26 % | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 14.23 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 14.16 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 13.85 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.82 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 36 | Mali | 13.63 % | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 13.55 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 38 | Cambodia | 13.49 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 13.46 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 13.28 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 13.23 % | 2021 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 13.08 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Zambia | 13.08 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 44 | Benin | 12.98 % | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 12.91 % | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 12.79 % | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 47 | Maldives | 12.73 % | 2019 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 12.58 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 12.45 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 12.42 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Lebanon | 12.37 % | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 52 | Brazil | 12.26 % | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 12.21 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 11.98 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 11.91 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 11.83 % | 2022 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 57 | Spain | 11.69 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 11.64 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 59 | Georgia | 11.17 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 11.16 % | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 11.13 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 62 | Chad | 11.1 % | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 11.05 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 64 | Republic of Korea | 10.87 % | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 65 | Belarus | 10.44 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 10.44 % | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 67 | Madagascar | 10.42 % | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 68 | Latvia | 10.33 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.16 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 70 | Iceland | 10.14 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 10.02 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 72 | Malta | 9.97 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 9.88 % | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 9.83 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 75 | Bhutan | 9.75 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 9.5 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.42 % | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 78 | Burundi | 9.32 % | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 79 | Romania | 9.29 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 80 | Australia | 9.19 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 80 | Japan | 9.19 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 8.96 % | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 8.89 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 84 | Ireland | 8.86 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 85 | Hungary | 8.82 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 86 | Uganda | 8.79 % | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 87 | Mauritius | 8.75 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 8.74 % | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 8.53 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 90 | Poland | 8.51 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.42 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 8.36 % | 2023 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 92 | Seychelles | 8.36 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Belgium | 8.29 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 95 | France | 8.18 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 95 | Slovenia | 8.18 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 8.12 % | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 98 | Comoros | 8.05 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 99 | Austria | 8.01 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 100 | Mozambique | 7.98 % | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 7.7 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 7.65 % | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.43 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 7.37 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 105 | Botswana | 7.07 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 106 | Finland | 6.99 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 107 | Israel | 6.69 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 108 | Denmark | 6.65 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 6.56 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 110 | Liberia | 6.42 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.26 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 112 | Switzerland | 6.24 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 113 | Norway | 5.97 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 114 | Germany | 5.93 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 115 | Sweden | 5.72 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 116 | Grenada | 5.44 % | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 117 | Tonga | 5.43 % | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 5.34 % | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 119 | Congo | 5.33 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 5.3 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 121 | Somalia | 4.57 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 4.08 % | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 2.89 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 2.17 % | 2022 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 1.01 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 17.18 %
- Southern Asia 16.92 %
- South-Eastern Asia 16.65 %
- Northern Africa 15.99 %
- Western Africa 15.84 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.14 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14.4 %
- Asia 11.81 %
- Central America 14.1 %
- South America 13.57 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13.24 %
- Middle Africa 8.47 %
- Africa 12.6 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.96 %
- Southern Europe 11.88 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.41 %
- Americas 11.7 %
- World 11.64 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 10.77 %
- Oceania 10.36 %
- Eastern Europe 10.31 %
- Western Asia 9.77 %
- Eastern Africa 9.63 %
- Northern America 9.16 %
- Europe 9.1 %
- Southern Africa 8.66 %
- European Union (27) 8.63 %
- United States of America 8.54 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.64 %
- Western Europe 6.97 %
- Northern Europe 6.55 %
- Caribbean 5.31 %
- Eastern Asia 3.72 %
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.