Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 18,223 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 18,223 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Middle Africa peaked at 18,223 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,594 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 | 10,594 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 10,959 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 11,178 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11,454 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 11,693 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12,020 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 12,353 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12,680 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 12,917 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13,216 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13,355 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13,586 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13,774 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13,988 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14,180 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14,422 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 14,849 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 15,250 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15,551 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,903 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16,518 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 17,374 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 17,723 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 18,223 1000 No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,907 1000 No | 10,594 1000 No | 13,216 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,486 1000 No | 13,355 1000 No | 15,903 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,460 1000 No | 16,518 1000 No | 18,223 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 India 149,984 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 102,853 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 25,179 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 24,394 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 10,197 1000 No compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,104 1000 No compare
- 5 Ethiopia 20,630 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 16,694 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,816 1000 No compare
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- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 18,223 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 18,223 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 10,594 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 30.3%. 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 — Male — 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.