FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in China
China: FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value was 219,806 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in China, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
China recorded 219,806 1000 No for fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in China peaked at 409,286 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 219,806 1000 No, in 2023.
China ranks 2nd of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 400,748 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 405,579 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 409,286 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 404,107 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 389,506 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 374,764 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 358,910 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 345,991 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 341,009 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 333,792 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 327,312 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 315,817 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 309,553 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 291,377 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 275,520 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 264,781 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 258,480 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 251,147 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 243,867 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 235,753 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 226,887 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 221,221 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 226,318 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 219,806 1000 No | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 376,369 1000 No | 333,792 1000 No | 409,286 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 277,361 1000 No | 235,753 1000 No | 327,312 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,558 1000 No | 219,806 1000 No | 226,887 1000 No | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in China?
- Fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in China was 219,806 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 409,286 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,806 1000 No in 2023.
- How does China rank for fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value?
- China ranks 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.