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

Japan: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 9.19 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.19 %
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
80th
of 125 countries
All-time high
9.66 %
in 2004
All-time low
8.01 %
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02468102000201120232000: 8.6 %2001: 8.4 %2002: 8 %2003: 9.6 %2004: 9.7 %2005: 9.5 %2006: 9.3 %2007: 9.4 %2008: 9.3 %2009: 9.2 %2010: 9.3 %2011: 9 %2012: 9 %2013: 8.9 %2014: 8.9 %2015: 8.9 %2016: 9 %2017: 8.7 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 8.6 %2020: 8.3 %2021: 8.1 %2022: 8 %2023: 9.2 %

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 9.19 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023.

The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Japan peaked at 9.66 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.01 %, in 2022.

Japan ranks 80th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Japan, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 8.63 %
2001 8.37 % -3.0%
2002 8.02 % -4.2%
2003 9.62 % +20.0%
2004 9.66 % +0.4%
2005 9.46 % -2.1%
2006 9.33 % -1.4%
2007 9.42 % +1.0%
2008 9.3 % -1.3%
2009 9.23 % -0.8%
2010 9.33 % +1.1%
2011 9 % -3.5%
2012 8.99 % -0.1%
2013 8.92 % -0.8%
2014 8.93 % +0.1%
2015 8.92 % -0.1%
2016 8.99 % +0.8%
2017 8.73 % -2.9%
2018 8.64 % -1.0%
2019 8.56 % -0.9%
2020 8.28 % -3.3%
2021 8.06 % -2.7%
2022 8.01 % -0.6%
2023 9.19 % +14.7%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 9.19 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.88 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 9.19 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.82 %, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.1 % 8.02 % 9.66 % 10
2010s 8.9 % 8.56 % 9.33 % 10
2020s 8.38 % 8.01 % 9.19 % 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 77 Guinea-Bissau 9.42 % compare
  2. 78 Burundi 9.32 % compare
  3. 79 Romania 9.29 % compare
  4. 80 Australia 9.19 % compare
  5. 82 Jordan 8.96 % compare
  6. 83 Lithuania 8.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Japan?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Japan was 9.19 % 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 9.66 % in 2004.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.01 % in 2022.
How does Japan rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Japan ranks 80th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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 — Male — 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 — Male — 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.