FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 68.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa is 68.65 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 75.76 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.62 %, in 2019.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.08 % | — |
| 2001 | 74.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.61 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.76 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 73.01 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 71.42 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 71.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.38 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.77 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.08 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 70.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.94 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.62 % | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 68.16 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.99 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.65 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.85 % | 71.16 % | 75.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.52 % | 66.62 % | 71.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.64 % | 68.16 % | 68.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Burundi 91.83 % compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 74.55 % compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.48 % compare
- 2 Chad 88.28 % compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.87 % compare
- 3 Madagascar 84.23 % compare
- 4 Mozambique 81.89 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64.6 % compare
- 5 Mali 80.34 % compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 77.24 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 62.96 % compare
- 7 Uganda 75.82 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 54.81 % 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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 68.65 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.76 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.62 % in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.