Africa vs China, mainland: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO over time
- Africa
- China, mainland
How they compare
Africa currently reports 263,328 1000 No against 159,883 1000 No in China, mainland, a difference of 103,445 1000 No.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China, mainland ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and China, mainland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,766 1000 No | 352,985 1000 No | 205,220 1000 No | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 186,101 1000 No | 323,377 1000 No | 137,276 1000 No | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 217,004 1000 No | 224,598 1000 No | 7,594 1000 No | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 249,909 1000 No | 169,358 1000 No | 80,551 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, mainland?
- Africa, at 263,328 1000 No against 159,883 1000 No in China, mainland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo between Africa and China, mainland?
- 103,445 1000 No, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Africa ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 31 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 — 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.