Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Africa
Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 166,947 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 166,947 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa peaked at 166,947 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97,374 1000 No, in 2000.
Africa ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 97,374 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 100,364 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 103,466 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 107,178 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 110,385 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 116,092 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 117,413 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 121,186 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 123,253 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 125,589 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 127,586 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 128,950 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 130,731 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 135,776 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 138,405 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 140,111 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 142,606 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 144,061 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 144,574 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 140,450 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 146,575 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 153,047 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 159,824 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 166,947 1000 No | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112,230 1000 No | 97,374 1000 No | 125,589 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,325 1000 No | 127,586 1000 No | 144,574 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,598 1000 No | 146,575 1000 No | 166,947 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 112,671 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 104,159 1000 No compare
- 3 Nigeria 37,677 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 33,780 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,984 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 20,526 1000 No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 12,766 1000 No compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,673 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 16,147 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 166,947 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 166,947 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 97,374 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Africa ranks 3rd 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 23.0%. 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 — Female — 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.