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

Bulgaria: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 12.43 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.43 %
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
69th
of 137 countries
All-time high
19.29 %
in 2000
All-time low
11.12 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 19.3 %2001: 18.6 %2002: 18.6 %2003: 18.6 %2004: 18.6 %2005: 18.5 %2006: 18.1 %2007: 17.3 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 14.6 %2010: 14.4 %2011: 14.7 %2012: 14.4 %2013: 13.8 %2014: 14 %2015: 13.5 %2016: 13.4 %2017: 13.8 %2018: 13.3 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 11.6 %2021: 11.1 %2022: 11.8 %2023: 12.4 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bulgaria is 12.43 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bulgaria peaked at 19.29 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.12 %, in 2021.

Bulgaria ranks 69th of 137 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 Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Value in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 19.29 %
2001 18.58 % -3.7%
2002 18.62 % +0.2%
2003 18.62 % +0.0%
2004 18.59 % -0.2%
2005 18.54 % -0.3%
2006 18.08 % -2.5%
2007 17.31 % -4.3%
2008 14.82 % -14.4%
2009 14.61 % -1.4%
2010 14.45 % -1.1%
2011 14.65 % +1.4%
2012 14.36 % -2.0%
2013 13.76 % -4.2%
2014 14 % +1.7%
2015 13.52 % -3.4%
2016 13.43 % -0.7%
2017 13.83 % +3.0%
2018 13.28 % -4.0%
2019 12.82 % -3.5%
2020 11.63 % -9.3%
2021 11.12 % -4.4%
2022 11.76 % +5.8%
2023 12.43 % +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.71 % 14.61 % 19.29 % 10
2010s 13.81 % 12.82 % 14.65 % 10
2020s 11.73 % 11.12 % 12.43 % 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 66 Romania 12.55 % compare
  2. 67 Portugal 12.54 % compare
  3. 68 Belarus 12.5 % compare
  4. 70 Burkina Faso 12.41 % compare
  5. 71 Chile 12.32 % compare
  6. 72 Croatia 12.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bulgaria?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bulgaria was 12.43 % 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 Bulgaria?
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 Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.12 % in 2021.
How does Bulgaria rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 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.