Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Africa
Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 344,435 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in 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: total — value in Africa stood at 344,435 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa peaked at 344,435 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 208,337 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: Total — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 208,337 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 214,449 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 220,998 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 228,340 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 236,180 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 245,038 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 249,386 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 254,831 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 259,934 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 264,553 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 267,832 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 271,700 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 276,137 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 285,502 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 290,194 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 294,083 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 299,491 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 303,166 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 307,494 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 302,353 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 314,406 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 326,803 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 338,921 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 344,435 1000 No | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238,205 1000 No | 208,337 1000 No | 264,553 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,795 1000 No | 267,832 1000 No | 307,494 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 331,141 1000 No | 314,406 1000 No | 344,435 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 326,813 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 219,250 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 76,188 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 73,397 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 25,635 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 46,130 1000 No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 24,147 1000 No compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22,664 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 42,941 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,251 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 37,963 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa was 344,435 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: total — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 344,435 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,337 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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: Total — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.