FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Senegal
Senegal: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 43.37 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 43.37 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Senegal peaked at 85.91 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.7 %, in 2019.
That places Senegal 72nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.92 % | — |
| 2001 | 61.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.07 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 62.35 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.71 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.04 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.01 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.84 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.91 % | +43.6% |
| 2012 | 80.85 % | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 76.1 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 71.06 % | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 66.33 % | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 49.3 % | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 41.36 % | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 35.48 % | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 29.7 % | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 34.12 % | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 38.65 % | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 42.37 % | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 43.37 % | +2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 43.37 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.6 %, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 43.37 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 60% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +43.6% | 59.84 % | 85.91 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.95 % | 60.66 % | 63.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.59 % | 29.7 % | 85.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.63 % | 34.12 % | 43.37 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Senegal?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Senegal was 43.37 % 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.91 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7 % in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.