FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Kenya
Kenya: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 26.22 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 26.22 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Kenya peaked at 30.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.86 %, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 99th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.34 % | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 17.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.77 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 18.18 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.14 % | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 19.8 % | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 20.88 % | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 21.21 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.28 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.08 % | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 21.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.39 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.82 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.17 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 24.19 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.97 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 30.1 % | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 27.09 % | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 23.27 % | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 23.71 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.22 % | +10.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 26.22 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.95 %, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 26.22 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.44 %, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.98 % | 16.86 % | 21.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.91 % | 21.99 % | 30.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.07 % | 23.27 % | 27.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Kenya?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Kenya was 26.22 % 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.86 % in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Kenya ranks 99th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.