Africa vs China: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 147,167 1000 No against 97,357 1000 No in China, a difference of 49,810 1000 No.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
Africa ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,456 1000 No | 208,369 1000 No | 126,913 1000 No | China |
| 2000s | 101,306 1000 No | 190,076 1000 No | 88,771 1000 No | China |
| 2010s | 119,401 1000 No | 137,382 1000 No | 17,981 1000 No | China |
| 2020s | 139,985 1000 No | 103,509 1000 No | 36,476 1000 No | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 147,167 1000 No against 97,357 1000 No in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo between Africa and China?
- 49,810 1000 No, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Africa ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.