FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mozambique
Mozambique: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 88.52 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mozambique stood at 88.52 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mozambique peaked at 93.73 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.52 %, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 24th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.73 % | — |
| 2001 | 93.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.04 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.66 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 88.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.52 % | -1.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 88.52 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.56 %, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 88.52 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7 % | 91.67 % | 93.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.86 % | 88.66 % | 91.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.34 % | 88.52 % | 89.73 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mozambique?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mozambique was 88.52 % 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 93.73 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.52 % in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.