Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 20,314 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
Middle Africa recorded 20,314 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa peaked at 20,314 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,830 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 | 11,830 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 12,255 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12,636 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12,996 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13,371 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 13,804 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,066 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14,315 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14,431 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14,554 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14,724 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14,977 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,241 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15,656 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16,031 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16,266 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16,668 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17,076 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17,405 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17,766 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18,396 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 19,373 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 19,850 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 20,314 1000 No | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,426 1000 No | 11,830 1000 No | 14,554 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,181 1000 No | 14,724 1000 No | 17,766 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,483 1000 No | 18,396 1000 No | 20,314 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle 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
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- 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)
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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 20,314 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 20,314 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 11,830 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 29.8%. 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 — 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.