FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Namibia
Namibia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 49.55 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Namibia stood at 49.55 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Namibia peaked at 57.6 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.68 %, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 78th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.98 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.57 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 42.24 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 43.55 % | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 45.02 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 45.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.38 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.74 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.72 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 46.34 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.7 % | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 40.98 % | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 38.68 % | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 45.05 % | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 53.03 % | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 56.01 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 57.6 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 49.3 % | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 48.34 % | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 48.06 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 49.27 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 49.55 % | +0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 49.55 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.95 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 49.55 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.44 %, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.07 % | 40.98 % | 45.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.64 % | 38.68 % | 57.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8 % | 48.06 % | 49.55 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Namibia?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Namibia was 49.55 % 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.68 % in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Namibia ranks 78th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.