FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Ghana

Ghana: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 58.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
58.89 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 145 countries
All-time high
86.26 %
in 2000
All-time low
58.67 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Ghana, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 86.3 %2001: 86 %2002: 85.8 %2003: 85.5 %2004: 85.3 %2005: 85 %2006: 79.2 %2007: 77.5 %2008: 75.8 %2009: 74 %2010: 72 %2011: 70.8 %2012: 69.8 %2013: 68.7 %2014: 67.3 %2015: 65.9 %2016: 65.2 %2017: 64.5 %2018: 64 %2019: 61 %2020: 60.5 %2021: 58.7 %2022: 59.5 %2023: 58.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Ghana stood at 58.89 %.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Ghana peaked at 86.26 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.67 %, in 2021.

That places Ghana 24th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Ghana, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 86.26 %
2001 85.95 % -0.4%
2002 85.81 % -0.2%
2003 85.55 % -0.3%
2004 85.31 % -0.3%
2005 85.03 % -0.3%
2006 79.16 % -6.9%
2007 77.51 % -2.1%
2008 75.75 % -2.3%
2009 73.97 % -2.3%
2010 72.05 % -2.6%
2011 70.83 % -1.7%
2012 69.78 % -1.5%
2013 68.7 % -1.5%
2014 67.32 % -2.0%
2015 65.89 % -2.1%
2016 65.22 % -1.0%
2017 64.51 % -1.1%
2018 64.03 % -0.7%
2019 60.97 % -4.8%
2020 60.55 % -0.7%
2021 58.67 % -3.1%
2022 59.51 % +1.4%
2023 58.89 % -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.03 % 73.97 % 86.26 % 10
2010s 66.93 % 60.97 % 72.05 % 10
2020s 59.41 % 58.67 % 60.55 % 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 21 Myanmar 62.23 % compare
  2. 22 Liberia 62.17 % compare
  3. 23 Papua New Guinea 59.94 % compare
  4. 24 Cabo Verde 17.96 % compare
  5. 25 Bhutan 58.09 % compare
  6. 26 India 57.85 % compare
  7. 27 Eritrea 56.36 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Ghana?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Ghana was 58.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 86.26 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 58.67 % in 2021.
How does Ghana rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Ghana ranks 24th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.