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 43.84 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
43.84 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
46.75 %
in 2002
All-time low
38.49 %
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 44.2 %2001: 42.3 %2002: 46.8 %2003: 45.9 %2004: 43.9 %2005: 40.5 %2006: 38.9 %2007: 41.2 %2008: 41.4 %2009: 40.7 %2010: 39.4 %2011: 38.5 %2012: 40.2 %2013: 41.6 %2014: 40.1 %2015: 41.7 %2016: 42 %2017: 40.8 %2018: 40.6 %2019: 41.6 %2020: 43.9 %2021: 45.2 %2022: 43.3 %2023: 43.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 43.84 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Southern Africa peaked at 46.75 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.49 %, in 2011.

Southern Africa ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Value in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 44.24 %
2001 42.31 % -4.4%
2002 46.75 % +10.5%
2003 45.87 % -1.9%
2004 43.94 % -4.2%
2005 40.55 % -7.7%
2006 38.85 % -4.2%
2007 41.22 % +6.1%
2008 41.39 % +0.4%
2009 40.73 % -1.6%
2010 39.42 % -3.2%
2011 38.49 % -2.4%
2012 40.18 % +4.4%
2013 41.62 % +3.6%
2014 40.11 % -3.6%
2015 41.74 % +4.1%
2016 41.99 % +0.6%
2017 40.8 % -2.8%
2018 40.58 % -0.5%
2019 41.56 % +2.4%
2020 43.86 % +5.5%
2021 45.16 % +3.0%
2022 43.34 % -4.0%
2023 43.84 % +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.59 % 38.85 % 46.75 % 10
2010s 40.65 % 38.49 % 41.99 % 10
2020s 44.05 % 43.34 % 45.16 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Burundi 93.21 % compare
  2. 20 Congo 89.29 % compare
  3. 21 Mozambique 89.21 % compare
  4. 22 Suriname 87.2 % compare
  5. 23 Uganda 86.91 % compare
  6. 24 Vanuatu 84.55 % compare

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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 43.84 % 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 46.75 % 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 38.49 % 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 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — 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.