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 22.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.9 %
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
99th
of 125 countries
All-time high
28.97 %
in 2011
All-time low
18.55 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Botswana, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 20.9 %2001: 18.6 %2002: 19.2 %2003: 19.5 %2004: 20.6 %2005: 21.1 %2006: 21.5 %2007: 21.2 %2008: 20.7 %2009: 20.2 %2010: 24.5 %2011: 29 %2012: 27 %2013: 27.1 %2014: 27 %2015: 26.4 %2016: 26.4 %2017: 26.1 %2018: 25.8 %2019: 25.5 %2020: 23.6 %2021: 28.5 %2022: 23.7 %2023: 22.9 %

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 Botswana stood at 22.9 %.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Botswana peaked at 28.97 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.55 %, in 2001.

Botswana 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 Botswana, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Botswana, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 20.89 %
2001 18.55 % -11.2%
2002 19.18 % +3.4%
2003 19.54 % +1.9%
2004 20.61 % +5.5%
2005 21.14 % +2.6%
2006 21.48 % +1.6%
2007 21.16 % -1.5%
2008 20.72 % -2.1%
2009 20.18 % -2.6%
2010 24.52 % +21.5%
2011 28.97 % +18.1%
2012 26.96 % -6.9%
2013 27.07 % +0.4%
2014 26.97 % -0.4%
2015 26.45 % -1.9%
2016 26.35 % -0.4%
2017 26.12 % -0.9%
2018 25.77 % -1.3%
2019 25.51 % -1.0%
2020 23.6 % -7.5%
2021 28.54 % +20.9%
2022 23.7 % -17.0%
2023 22.9 % -3.4%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 22.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.63 %, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 22.9 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.72 %, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.34 % 18.55 % 21.48 % 10
2010s 26.47 % 24.52 % 28.97 % 10
2020s 24.68 % 22.9 % 28.54 % 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 96 Rwanda 25.62 % compare
  2. 97 Ghana 24.01 % compare
  3. 98 Sierra Leone 23.6 % compare
  4. 100 Afghanistan 22.62 % compare
  5. 101 Myanmar 22.31 % compare
  6. 102 Benin 21.07 % compare

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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 22.9 % 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 28.97 % in 2011.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 18.55 % in 2001.
How does Botswana rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Botswana 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 Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 data points, 2000–2023
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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.