FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 79.87 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Africa is 79.87 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Africa peaked at 87.63 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.87 %, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa 3rd 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 87.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 87 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.56 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 85.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.01 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.64 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 83.09 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.01 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.97 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.73 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.52 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 80.52 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.87 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.16 % | 84.35 % | 87.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.49 % | 80.18 % | 85.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.62 % | 79.87 % | 81.52 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Africa?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Eastern Africa was 79.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.63 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.87 % in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — 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.