FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Botswana
Botswana: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 59.55 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 59.55 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Botswana peaked at 59.55 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.33 %, in 2000.
That places Botswana 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.33 % | — |
| 2001 | 56.41 % | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 53.81 % | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 51.42 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 47.9 % | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 45.64 % | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 52.13 % | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 50.11 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 48.2 % | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 46.41 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.38 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 44.33 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.29 % | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 48.01 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 48.78 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.55 % | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 51.84 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 52.94 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.19 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.23 % | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 47.95 % | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 55.82 % | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 59.55 % | +6.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 59.55 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.2 %, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 59.55 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.44 %, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.14 % | 39.33 % | 56.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9 % | 44.33 % | 54.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.89 % | 44.23 % | 59.55 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Botswana?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Botswana was 59.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 59.55 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.33 % in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS 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.