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

Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 27.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.52 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
23rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
27.52 %
in 2023
All-time low
20.13 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 20.1 %2001: 20.5 %2002: 20.8 %2003: 21.1 %2004: 21.6 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 22.6 %2007: 22.9 %2008: 23.2 %2009: 23.6 %2010: 24.1 %2011: 23.8 %2012: 24.6 %2013: 24.9 %2014: 25.5 %2015: 25.8 %2016: 25.8 %2017: 26.2 %2018: 26.8 %2019: 25.1 %2020: 25.5 %2021: 26.2 %2022: 27.2 %2023: 27.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Africa is 27.52 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Africa peaked at 27.52 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.13 %, in 2000.

Africa ranks 23rd 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 Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value in Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 20.13 %
2001 20.46 % +1.6%
2002 20.79 % +1.6%
2003 21.11 % +1.5%
2004 21.64 % +2.5%
2005 22.82 % +5.5%
2006 22.65 % -0.7%
2007 22.88 % +1.0%
2008 23.21 % +1.4%
2009 23.56 % +1.5%
2010 24.07 % +2.2%
2011 23.79 % -1.2%
2012 24.57 % +3.3%
2013 24.86 % +1.2%
2014 25.51 % +2.6%
2015 25.76 % +1.0%
2016 25.83 % +0.3%
2017 26.16 % +1.3%
2018 26.8 % +2.4%
2019 25.11 % -6.3%
2020 25.51 % +1.6%
2021 26.21 % +2.7%
2022 27.2 % +3.8%
2023 27.52 % +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.93 % 20.13 % 23.56 % 10
2010s 25.25 % 23.79 % 26.8 % 10
2020s 26.61 % 25.51 % 27.52 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Africa?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Africa was 27.52 % 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 Africa?
The highest recorded value was 27.52 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 20.13 % in 2000.
How does Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.