Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Africa
Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 110,938 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Africa is 110,938 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Africa peaked at 110,938 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75,418 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Africa 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75,418 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 77,212 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79,306 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 81,937 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 84,356 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 86,574 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 88,179 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 90,111 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 91,212 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 92,393 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92,844 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94,510 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 94,206 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97,162 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 97,856 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98,534 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99,810 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 100,102 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99,677 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99,629 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 102,844 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 106,185 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 107,904 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 110,938 1000 No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,670 1000 No | 75,418 1000 No | 92,393 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,433 1000 No | 92,844 1000 No | 100,102 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,968 1000 No | 102,844 1000 No | 110,938 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 95,823 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 66,934 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 19,324 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,781 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 14,702 1000 No compare
- 5 Nigeria 12,633 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,304 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 11,746 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,147 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 11,463 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Africa was 110,938 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 110,938 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,418 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 — Female — 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.