Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 2,159 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Southern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 2,159 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Southern Africa peaked at 2,265 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,835 1000 No, in 2011.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,202 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,234 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,265 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,212 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,182 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,978 1000 No | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1,989 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,878 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,979 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,869 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,840 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,835 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,848 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,901 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,905 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,041 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,976 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,961 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,967 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,994 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,917 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,950 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,067 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 2,159 1000 No | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,079 1000 No | 1,869 1000 No | 2,265 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,927 1000 No | 1,835 1000 No | 2,041 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,023 1000 No | 1,917 1000 No | 2,159 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 26 Chad 2,949 1000 No compare
- 26 Caribbean 3,208 1000 No compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 2,924 1000 No compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 2,696 1000 No compare
- 29 Guatemala 2,554 1000 No compare
- 30 Cabo Verde 21.89 1000 No compare
- 30 Ecuador 2,523 1000 No compare
- 31 Zambia 2,510 1000 No compare
- 32 Burundi 2,463 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Southern Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Southern Africa was 2,159 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,265 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,835 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Southern Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.