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

Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 25.02 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.02 %
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
25.02 %
in 2023
All-time low
17.29 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 17.3 %2001: 17.7 %2002: 18 %2003: 18.3 %2004: 18.3 %2005: 20.2 %2006: 18.9 %2007: 19.2 %2008: 18.8 %2009: 19.6 %2010: 19.7 %2011: 19.4 %2012: 20.3 %2013: 20.9 %2014: 20.9 %2015: 20.7 %2016: 20.9 %2017: 21.3 %2018: 21.2 %2019: 19.7 %2020: 18.9 %2021: 20.2 %2022: 24.3 %2023: 25 %

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 in Africa is 25.02 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Africa peaked at 25.02 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.29 %, in 2000.

That places Africa 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 in Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 17.29 %
2001 17.71 % +2.4%
2002 18 % +1.6%
2003 18.26 % +1.4%
2004 18.26 % +0.0%
2005 20.24 % +10.8%
2006 18.92 % -6.5%
2007 19.22 % +1.6%
2008 18.77 % -2.3%
2009 19.56 % +4.2%
2010 19.66 % +0.5%
2011 19.4 % -1.3%
2012 20.28 % +4.5%
2013 20.87 % +2.9%
2014 20.88 % +0.0%
2015 20.72 % -0.8%
2016 20.85 % +0.6%
2017 21.29 % +2.1%
2018 21.22 % -0.3%
2019 19.66 % -7.4%
2020 18.9 % -3.9%
2021 20.18 % +6.8%
2022 24.31 % +20.5%
2023 25.02 % +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.62 % 17.29 % 20.24 % 10
2010s 20.48 % 19.4 % 21.29 % 10
2020s 22.1 % 18.9 % 25.02 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Africa?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Africa was 25.02 % 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 recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 25.02 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 17.29 % in 2000.
How does Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — 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.