Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 8,652 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 8,652 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern Africa peaked at 12,231 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,652 1000 No, in 2023.
Northern Africa ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,719 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 10,900 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11,034 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11,324 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12,048 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 11,924 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 12,219 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12,165 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12,231 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11,968 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11,892 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11,760 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11,623 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11,526 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11,354 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 11,059 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 10,988 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 11,075 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,353 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11,547 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 11,433 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,509 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11,838 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 8,652 1000 No | -26.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.9% | 11,838 1000 No | 8,652 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,653 1000 No | 10,719 1000 No | 12,231 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,418 1000 No | 10,988 1000 No | 11,892 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,858 1000 No | 8,652 1000 No | 11,838 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 14 Madagascar 5,696 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 21.07 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 4,783 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 9.29 1000 No compare
- 16 Egypt 4,744 1000 No compare
- 17 Mozambique 4,235 1000 No compare
- 18 Afghanistan 3,575 1000 No compare
- 19 Mali 3,298 1000 No compare
- 20 Angola 3,223 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.2048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5407 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Northern Africa was 8,652 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,231 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,652 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Northern Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.