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 161,158 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
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 161,158 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 161,158 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94,099 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 5th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94,099 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 96,858 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 100,085 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 102,875 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 105,719 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 108,900 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 110,779 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 113,244 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 116,155 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 118,996 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 120,317 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 122,841 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 125,687 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 130,052 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 132,277 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 134,650 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 138,040 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 139,798 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 141,889 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 141,611 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 147,966 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 153,387 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 158,133 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 161,158 1000 No | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106,771 1000 No | 94,099 1000 No | 118,996 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,716 1000 No | 120,317 1000 No | 141,889 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,161 1000 No | 147,966 1000 No | 161,158 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 8 Brazil 14,296 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 161,158 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 161,158 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 94,099 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 5th 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 23.9%. 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 — 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.