FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Somalia
Somalia: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 74.79 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 74.79 %.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Somalia peaked at 86.46 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.55 %, in 2019.
That places Somalia 41st 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.46 % | — |
| 2001 | 85.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.08 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.86 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 83.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.21 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.04 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.76 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 79.04 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.03 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.31 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.85 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 75.45 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.55 % | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 75.52 % | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 75.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.79 % | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 74.79 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.56 %, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 74.79 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.57 % | 82.77 % | 86.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5 % | 64.55 % | 82.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.28 % | 74.79 % | 75.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Somalia?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Somalia was 74.79 % 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.46 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.55 % in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Somalia ranks 41st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.