FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 50.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 50.07 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Africa peaked at 55.72 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.5 %, in 2011.
Southern Africa ranks 21st 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.83 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.71 % | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.72 % | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 55.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.19 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 49.78 % | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 48.38 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 51.37 % | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 48.22 % | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 47.61 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.58 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 44.5 % | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 46.27 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 48.14 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 46.01 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 47.78 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 49.32 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 48.13 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 47.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.24 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 50.03 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 51.64 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 49.53 % | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 50.07 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1 % | 47.61 % | 55.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.14 % | 44.5 % | 49.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.32 % | 49.53 % | 51.64 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Africa?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Africa was 50.07 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 55.72 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5 % in 2011.
- How does Southern Africa rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Southern Africa ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.