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

Northern Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 32.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
32.82 %
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
50.34 %
in 2004
All-time low
32.82 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 48.5 %2001: 47.9 %2002: 47.4 %2003: 48.9 %2004: 50.3 %2005: 49.3 %2006: 48.7 %2007: 48.5 %2008: 47 %2009: 45.2 %2010: 43.7 %2011: 43.3 %2012: 42.6 %2013: 42.2 %2014: 41.4 %2015: 40.5 %2016: 39.7 %2017: 40.3 %2018: 38.9 %2019: 38.3 %2020: 38 %2021: 37.5 %2022: 36.5 %2023: 32.8 %

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 32.82 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Northern Africa peaked at 50.34 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.82 %, in 2023.

Northern Africa ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Northern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 48.45 %
2001 47.91 % -1.1%
2002 47.4 % -1.1%
2003 48.9 % +3.2%
2004 50.34 % +2.9%
2005 49.27 % -2.1%
2006 48.7 % -1.2%
2007 48.54 % -0.3%
2008 47.05 % -3.1%
2009 45.25 % -3.8%
2010 43.72 % -3.4%
2011 43.29 % -1.0%
2012 42.58 % -1.6%
2013 42.18 % -0.9%
2014 41.35 % -2.0%
2015 40.5 % -2.1%
2016 39.72 % -1.9%
2017 40.33 % +1.5%
2018 38.88 % -3.6%
2019 38.28 % -1.5%
2020 37.98 % -0.8%
2021 37.51 % -1.2%
2022 36.55 % -2.6%
2023 32.82 % -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.18 % 45.25 % 50.34 % 10
2010s 41.08 % 38.28 % 43.72 % 10
2020s 36.21 % 32.82 % 37.98 % 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 11 Nigeria 68.74 % compare
  2. 12 Angola 68.17 % compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 29.89 % compare
  4. 13 Benin 66.97 % compare
  5. 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27.56 % compare
  6. 14 Rwanda 66.61 % compare
  7. 15 Togo 66.57 % compare
  8. 15 Micronesia 20.61 % compare
  9. 16 Sierra Leone 66.32 % compare
  10. 16 Polynesia 16.39 % compare
  11. 17 Burkina Faso 65.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Northern Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Northern Africa was 32.82 % 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 50.34 % in 2004.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 32.82 % in 2023.
How does Northern Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Northern Africa ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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.