FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 49.93 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
49.93 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
55.5 %
in 2011
All-time low
44.28 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 49.2 %2001: 48.3 %2002: 44.3 %2003: 44.8 %2004: 47.8 %2005: 50.2 %2006: 51.6 %2007: 48.6 %2008: 51.8 %2009: 52.4 %2010: 54.4 %2011: 55.5 %2012: 53.7 %2013: 51.9 %2014: 54 %2015: 52.2 %2016: 50.7 %2017: 51.9 %2018: 52.6 %2019: 51.8 %2020: 50 %2021: 48.4 %2022: 50.5 %2023: 49.9 %

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 Southern Africa stood at 49.93 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Africa peaked at 55.5 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.28 %, in 2002.

Southern Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 49.17 %
2001 48.29 % -1.8%
2002 44.28 % -8.3%
2003 44.83 % +1.2%
2004 47.81 % +6.6%
2005 50.22 % +5.0%
2006 51.62 % +2.8%
2007 48.63 % -5.8%
2008 51.78 % +6.5%
2009 52.39 % +1.2%
2010 54.42 % +3.9%
2011 55.5 % +2.0%
2012 53.73 % -3.2%
2013 51.86 % -3.5%
2014 53.99 % +4.1%
2015 52.22 % -3.3%
2016 50.68 % -2.9%
2017 51.87 % +2.3%
2018 52.6 % +1.4%
2019 51.76 % -1.6%
2020 49.97 % -3.5%
2021 48.36 % -3.2%
2022 50.47 % +4.4%
2023 49.93 % -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.9 % 44.28 % 52.39 % 10
2010s 52.86 % 50.68 % 55.5 % 10
2020s 49.68 % 48.36 % 50.47 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Africa?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Southern Africa was 49.93 % 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 55.5 % in 2011.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 44.28 % in 2002.
How does Southern Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Southern Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.