FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 41.42 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 41.42 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.42 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.88 %, in 2015.
That places Sierra Leone 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.84 % | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 39.34 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 33.07 % | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 24.88 % | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 25.73 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.47 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 41.25 % | +55.8% |
| 2019 | 31.58 % | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 32.57 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 34.78 % | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 34.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.42 % | +19.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 41.42 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.18 %, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 41.42 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.92 %, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +55.8% | 26.47 % | 41.25 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.42 % | 28.4 % | 28.44 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.52 % | 24.88 % | 41.25 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.89 % | 32.57 % | 41.42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.37 % compare
- 1 Nigeria 54.39 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 39.8 % compare
- 2 El Salvador 43.41 % compare
- 2 Melanesia 23.43 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 20.75 % compare
- 4 Honduras 41.01 % compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 19.79 % compare
- 5 Togo 40.97 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 17.49 % compare
- 6 Indonesia 38.3 % compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.19 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sierra Leone?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Sierra Leone was 41.42 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41.42 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.88 % in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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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.