FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 66.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
66.6 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
4th
of 17 groups
All-time high
75.39 %
in 2005
All-time low
66.03 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 69 %2001: 69.4 %2002: 69.2 %2003: 68.9 %2004: 68.6 %2005: 75.4 %2006: 73.4 %2007: 72.6 %2008: 71.5 %2009: 69.7 %2010: 69.5 %2011: 68.6 %2012: 67.8 %2013: 68.1 %2014: 67.8 %2015: 67.3 %2016: 67.1 %2017: 66.9 %2018: 66.7 %2019: 66 %2020: 67.7 %2021: 68.6 %2022: 67.4 %2023: 66.6 %

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 66.6 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Middle Africa peaked at 75.39 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.03 %, in 2019.

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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Middle Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 69.04 %
2001 69.39 % +0.5%
2002 69.15 % -0.3%
2003 68.92 % -0.3%
2004 68.64 % -0.4%
2005 75.39 % +9.8%
2006 73.44 % -2.6%
2007 72.62 % -1.1%
2008 71.49 % -1.6%
2009 69.68 % -2.5%
2010 69.47 % -0.3%
2011 68.62 % -1.2%
2012 67.82 % -1.2%
2013 68.13 % +0.5%
2014 67.79 % -0.5%
2015 67.27 % -0.8%
2016 67.13 % -0.2%
2017 66.9 % -0.3%
2018 66.69 % -0.3%
2019 66.03 % -1.0%
2020 67.69 % +2.5%
2021 68.59 % +1.3%
2022 67.41 % -1.7%
2023 66.6 % -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.78 % 68.64 % 75.39 % 10
2010s 67.59 % 66.03 % 69.47 % 10
2020s 67.57 % 66.6 % 68.59 % 4

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  3. 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.48 % compare
  4. 2 Chad 88.28 % compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.87 % compare
  6. 3 Madagascar 84.23 % compare
  7. 4 Mozambique 81.89 % compare
  8. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64.6 % compare
  9. 5 Mali 80.34 % compare
  10. 6 Guinea-Bissau 77.24 % compare
  11. 6 Timor-Leste 62.96 % compare
  12. 7 Uganda 75.82 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Middle Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Middle Africa was 66.6 % 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 75.39 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 66.03 % in 2019.
How does Middle Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.