Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Africa
Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 177,750 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
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa is 177,750 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Africa peaked at 179,092 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110,447 1000 No, in 2000.
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 Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110,447 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 113,543 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 117,311 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 120,939 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 125,090 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 128,221 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 130,760 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 133,391 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 136,426 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 138,885 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 140,165 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 142,275 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 145,129 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 149,426 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 151,481 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 153,686 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 156,885 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 159,100 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 161,457 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 161,904 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 167,832 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 173,750 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 179,092 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 177,750 1000 No | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125,501 1000 No | 110,447 1000 No | 138,885 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,151 1000 No | 140,165 1000 No | 161,904 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,606 1000 No | 167,832 1000 No | 179,092 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 214,142 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 115,092 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 42,408 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 35,719 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,651 1000 No compare
- 5 Pakistan 29,964 1000 No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 11,381 1000 No compare
- 6 Bangladesh 25,604 1000 No compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,991 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 22,222 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,179 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 177,750 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 179,092 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,447 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 19.0%. 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 — Male — 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.