Africa vs China, mainland: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture

Africa
110,938 1000 No
in 2023
China, mainland
66,934 1000 No
in 2023
Africa rank
4th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture over time

  • Africa
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 110,938 1000 No against 66,934 1000 No in China, mainland, a difference of 44,004 1000 No.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.7 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China, mainland ahead.

Africa ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 30 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa China, mainland Difference Ahead
2000s 84,670 1000 No 138,642 1000 No 53,972 1000 No China, mainland
2010s 97,433 1000 No 88,569 1000 No 8,864 1000 No Africa
2020s 106,968 1000 No 67,978 1000 No 38,989 1000 No Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture, Africa or China, mainland?
Africa, at 110,938 1000 No against 66,934 1000 No in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture between Africa and China, mainland?
44,004 1000 No, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
Africa ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,373 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.