Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 163,492 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Sub-Saharan Africa is 163,492 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 163,492 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92,385 1000 No, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 30 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,385 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 95,552 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 98,951 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 102,081 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 104,701 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 110,061 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 111,238 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 114,315 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 116,685 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 118,939 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 120,972 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 122,550 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 124,562 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 129,348 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 131,967 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 133,932 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 136,372 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 137,925 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 139,625 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 135,867 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 142,309 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 148,610 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 155,596 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 163,492 1000 No | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106,491 1000 No | 92,385 1000 No | 118,939 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 131,312 1000 No | 120,972 1000 No | 139,625 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,502 1000 No | 142,309 1000 No | 163,492 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 12,976 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 163,492 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 163,492 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,385 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.