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

World: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 13.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.2 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
13.29 %
in 2018
All-time low
12.42 %
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0510152000201120232000: 12.6 %2001: 12.5 %2002: 12.4 %2003: 12.4 %2004: 12.5 %2005: 12.6 %2006: 12.7 %2007: 12.7 %2008: 12.7 %2009: 12.9 %2010: 13 %2011: 13 %2012: 13.1 %2013: 13.2 %2014: 13.1 %2015: 13.2 %2016: 13.2 %2017: 13.2 %2018: 13.3 %2019: 13.1 %2020: 12.9 %2021: 13.1 %2022: 13.2 %2023: 13.2 %

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 World stood at 13.2 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in World peaked at 13.29 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.42 %, in 2003.

World ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in World, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Value in World, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 12.64 %
2001 12.47 % -1.3%
2002 12.43 % -0.3%
2003 12.42 % -0.1%
2004 12.52 % +0.8%
2005 12.57 % +0.4%
2006 12.7 % +1.0%
2007 12.74 % +0.3%
2008 12.73 % -0.1%
2009 12.87 % +1.1%
2010 13.01 % +1.1%
2011 12.99 % -0.2%
2012 13.14 % +1.2%
2013 13.18 % +0.3%
2014 13.14 % -0.3%
2015 13.18 % +0.3%
2016 13.19 % +0.1%
2017 13.22 % +0.2%
2018 13.29 % +0.5%
2019 13.09 % -1.5%
2020 12.91 % -1.4%
2021 13.05 % +1.1%
2022 13.21 % +1.2%
2023 13.2 % -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.61 % 12.42 % 12.87 % 10
2010s 13.14 % 12.99 % 13.29 % 10
2020s 13.09 % 12.91 % 13.21 % 4

Countries ranked near World

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  4. 13 Papua New Guinea 21.86 % compare
  5. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.07 % compare
  6. 14 Fiji 21.78 % compare
  7. 15 Honduras 21.71 % compare
  8. 15 Polynesia 3.49 % compare
  9. 16 Guatemala 21.62 % compare
  10. 17 Sierra Leone 20.76 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in World?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in World was 13.2 % 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 13.29 % in 2018.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 12.42 % in 2003.
How does World rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
World ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.