FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 29.01 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 29.01 % 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Ethiopia peaked at 29.01 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.11 %, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.57 % | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.27 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.66 % | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 19.48 % | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 19.89 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 20.34 % | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 20.72 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.05 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 21.87 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.13 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.51 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.55 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.72 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.81 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.03 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.26 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 28.92 % | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 29.01 % | +0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 29.01 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.8 %, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 29.01 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.44 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +33.3% | 21.7 % | 28.92 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 % | 15.11 % | 21.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.42 % | 21.5 % | 23.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.47 % | 21.7 % | 29.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Ethiopia?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Ethiopia was 29.01 % 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.01 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.11 % in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Ethiopia ranks 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.