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

Western Asia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 9.77 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.77 %
Change on year
down 10.4%
Rank
19th
of 31 groups
All-time high
13.99 %
in 2001
All-time low
9.77 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 13.9 %2001: 14 %2002: 13.7 %2003: 13.5 %2004: 13.6 %2005: 13.4 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 12.8 %2008: 12.3 %2009: 12.2 %2010: 11.9 %2011: 11.6 %2012: 11.3 %2013: 11.3 %2014: 12.6 %2015: 11.1 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 10.8 %2018: 11.1 %2019: 11.2 %2020: 10.7 %2021: 11.4 %2022: 10.9 %2023: 9.8 %

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 Western Asia stood at 9.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Asia peaked at 13.99 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.77 %, in 2023.

That places Western Asia 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 13.9 %
2001 13.99 % +0.6%
2002 13.68 % -2.2%
2003 13.47 % -1.5%
2004 13.55 % +0.6%
2005 13.38 % -1.3%
2006 13.39 % +0.1%
2007 12.85 % -4.0%
2008 12.33 % -4.0%
2009 12.21 % -1.0%
2010 11.92 % -2.4%
2011 11.55 % -3.1%
2012 11.29 % -2.3%
2013 11.27 % -0.2%
2014 12.59 % +11.7%
2015 11.05 % -12.2%
2016 10.88 % -1.5%
2017 10.75 % -1.2%
2018 11.13 % +3.5%
2019 11.22 % +0.8%
2020 10.65 % -5.1%
2021 11.4 % +7.0%
2022 10.91 % -4.3%
2023 9.77 % -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.28 % 12.21 % 13.99 % 10
2010s 11.37 % 10.75 % 12.59 % 10
2020s 10.68 % 9.77 % 11.4 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Asia?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Asia was 9.77 % 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 13.99 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.77 % in 2023.
How does Western Asia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Western Asia ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Asia 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.