FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Benin
Benin: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 21.07 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 21.07 % 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.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Benin peaked at 21.07 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.78 %, in 2000.
That places Benin 102nd 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.78 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.02 % | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.72 % | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 14.94 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.64 % | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 15.13 % | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.37 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.54 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.34 % | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 16.85 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.05 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.81 % | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.49 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.74 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.25 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.48 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.96 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.33 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.79 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.14 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.74 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.94 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 21.07 % | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 21.07 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.77 %, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Benin's 21.07 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.72 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.23 % | 13.78 % | 16.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3 % | 17.05 % | 19.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.72 % | 20.14 % | 21.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Benin?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Benin was 21.07 % 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.07 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.78 % in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Benin ranks 102nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 — Male — 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.