FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value was 84,484 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84,484 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
85,230 1000 No
in 2022
All-time low
70,156 1000 No
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201120232000: 70.2k 1000 No2001: 72.1k 1000 No2002: 72.9k 1000 No2003: 74.3k 1000 No2004: 76.9k 1000 No2005: 78.2k 1000 No2006: 78.7k 1000 No2007: 77.2k 1000 No2008: 77.2k 1000 No2009: 77.6k 1000 No2010: 77.7k 1000 No2011: 77.7k 1000 No2012: 78.0k 1000 No2013: 78.2k 1000 No2014: 78.4k 1000 No2015: 79.3k 1000 No2016: 80.5k 1000 No2017: 82.4k 1000 No2018: 83.7k 1000 No2019: 84.3k 1000 No2020: 78.5k 1000 No2021: 83.2k 1000 No2022: 85.2k 1000 No2023: 84.5k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 84,484 1000 No for fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 85,230 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70,156 1000 No, in 2000.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 70,156 1000 No
2001 72,144 1000 No +2.8%
2002 72,874 1000 No +1.0%
2003 74,334 1000 No +2.0%
2004 76,930 1000 No +3.5%
2005 78,243 1000 No +1.7%
2006 78,662 1000 No +0.5%
2007 77,194 1000 No -1.9%
2008 77,243 1000 No +0.1%
2009 77,573 1000 No +0.4%
2010 77,683 1000 No +0.1%
2011 77,700 1000 No +0.0%
2012 77,961 1000 No +0.3%
2013 78,166 1000 No +0.3%
2014 78,355 1000 No +0.2%
2015 79,326 1000 No +1.2%
2016 80,459 1000 No +1.4%
2017 82,408 1000 No +2.4%
2018 83,741 1000 No +1.6%
2019 84,262 1000 No +0.6%
2020 78,457 1000 No -6.9%
2021 83,165 1000 No +6.0%
2022 85,230 1000 No +2.5%
2023 84,484 1000 No -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75,535 1000 No 70,156 1000 No 78,662 1000 No 10
2010s 80,006 1000 No 77,683 1000 No 84,262 1000 No 10
2020s 82,834 1000 No 78,457 1000 No 85,230 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 10 Brazil 21,178 1000 No compare
  2. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,380 1000 No compare
  3. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,244 1000 No compare
  4. 11 Philippines 20,032 1000 No compare
  5. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,807 1000 No compare
  6. 12 Mexico 17,266 1000 No compare
  7. 13 Uganda 16,090 1000 No compare
  8. 13 Melanesia 2,458 1000 No compare
  9. 14 Kenya 14,291 1000 No compare
  10. 14 Timor-Leste 375.84 1000 No compare
  11. 15 Myanmar 13,616 1000 No compare
  12. 15 Polynesia 34.24 1000 No compare
  13. 16 Madagascar 13,157 1000 No compare
  14. 16 Micronesia 23.48 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean was 84,484 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 85,230 1000 No in 2022.
What is the lowest fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 70,156 1000 No in 2000.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — total employment in agrifood systems (afs) — value rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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Indicator
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,476 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.