FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 52.14 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
52.14 %
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
18th
of 31 groups
All-time high
65.57 %
in 2000
All-time low
52.14 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Northern Africa, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 65.6 %2001: 65.3 %2002: 64 %2003: 62.7 %2004: 62.2 %2005: 61.7 %2006: 61.2 %2007: 60.4 %2008: 60.3 %2009: 60.2 %2010: 59.9 %2011: 60.5 %2012: 59.8 %2013: 59.5 %2014: 59.1 %2015: 58.1 %2016: 58.3 %2017: 57.4 %2018: 58 %2019: 56.9 %2020: 57.5 %2021: 56.5 %2022: 56.5 %2023: 52.1 %

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 Northern Africa stood at 52.14 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Africa peaked at 65.57 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.14 %, in 2023.

Northern Africa ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Northern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 65.57 %
2001 65.33 % -0.4%
2002 64.05 % -2.0%
2003 62.69 % -2.1%
2004 62.2 % -0.8%
2005 61.72 % -0.8%
2006 61.16 % -0.9%
2007 60.38 % -1.3%
2008 60.34 % -0.1%
2009 60.17 % -0.3%
2010 59.92 % -0.4%
2011 60.51 % +1.0%
2012 59.78 % -1.2%
2013 59.49 % -0.5%
2014 59.12 % -0.6%
2015 58.1 % -1.7%
2016 58.31 % +0.4%
2017 57.38 % -1.6%
2018 58.02 % +1.1%
2019 56.9 % -1.9%
2020 57.55 % +1.1%
2021 56.52 % -1.8%
2022 56.48 % -0.1%
2023 52.14 % -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.36 % 60.17 % 65.57 % 10
2010s 58.75 % 56.9 % 60.51 % 10
2020s 55.67 % 52.14 % 57.55 % 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 59.45 % compare
  2. 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51.93 % compare
  3. 17 Türkiye 44.54 % compare
  4. 20 Ethiopia 92.83 % compare
  5. 21 Burundi 89.31 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Africa?
Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Africa was 52.14 % 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 65.57 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 52.14 % in 2023.
How does Northern Africa rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,347 data points, 2000–2023
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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.