Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 38,537 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Middle Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa stood at 38,537 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa peaked at 38,537 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,423 1000 No, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,423 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 23,214 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 23,814 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 24,450 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 25,064 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25,824 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26,419 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 26,995 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27,348 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 27,770 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28,079 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 28,563 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29,015 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 29,645 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 30,211 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30,687 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31,517 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32,326 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 32,956 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33,669 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34,915 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 36,747 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 37,573 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 38,537 1000 No | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,332 1000 No | 22,423 1000 No | 27,770 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,667 1000 No | 28,079 1000 No | 33,669 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,943 1000 No | 34,915 1000 No | 38,537 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 India 245,807 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 169,787 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 39,882 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20,885 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 37,027 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 32,792 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 20,501 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 32,092 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 14,963 1000 No compare
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- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.5732 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa was 38,537 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38,537 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,423 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.