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 54.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
54.89 %
Change on year
down 6.7%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
68.65 %
in 2000
All-time low
54.89 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 68.7 %2001: 68 %2002: 67.6 %2003: 67 %2004: 66.7 %2005: 66.3 %2006: 65.7 %2007: 65.5 %2008: 65.5 %2009: 65.7 %2010: 65.1 %2011: 65.7 %2012: 64.2 %2013: 64.6 %2014: 64.5 %2015: 63.3 %2016: 63 %2017: 61.6 %2018: 59.6 %2019: 59.4 %2020: 60.1 %2021: 59.2 %2022: 58.9 %2023: 54.9 %

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 Northern Africa is 54.89 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Northern Africa peaked at 68.65 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.89 %, in 2023.

That places Northern Africa 16th out of 31 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Northern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 68.65 %
2001 68 % -0.9%
2002 67.61 % -0.6%
2003 66.97 % -0.9%
2004 66.71 % -0.4%
2005 66.29 % -0.6%
2006 65.67 % -0.9%
2007 65.51 % -0.2%
2008 65.54 % +0.0%
2009 65.65 % +0.2%
2010 65.11 % -0.8%
2011 65.7 % +0.9%
2012 64.25 % -2.2%
2013 64.62 % +0.6%
2014 64.45 % -0.3%
2015 63.33 % -1.7%
2016 62.98 % -0.6%
2017 61.62 % -2.2%
2018 59.6 % -3.3%
2019 59.37 % -0.4%
2020 60.07 % +1.2%
2021 59.2 % -1.4%
2022 58.86 % -0.6%
2023 54.89 % -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.66 % 65.51 % 68.65 % 10
2010s 63.1 % 59.37 % 65.7 % 10
2020s 58.26 % 54.89 % 60.07 % 4

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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 54.89 % 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 68.65 % 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 54.89 % in 2023.
How does Northern Africa rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
Northern Africa ranks 16th 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 15.1%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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.