FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Somalia
Somalia: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 11.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Somalia stood at 11.7 %.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Somalia peaked at 16.4 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.43 %, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 81st of 125 countries 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 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.43 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.64 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.17 % | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.49 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.39 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.26 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.37 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.18 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.32 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.24 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.27 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.41 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.68 % | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4 % | +69.4% |
| 2020 | 10.81 % | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 11.26 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.59 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7 % | +0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11.7 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.18 %, 68% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11.7 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.92 %, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +69.4% | 9.68 % | 16.4 % |
| 2020 | -34.1% | 16.4 % | 10.81 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 % | 8.43 % | 9.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 % | 9.15 % | 16.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.34 % | 10.81 % | 11.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Somalia?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Somalia was 11.7 % 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.43 % in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Somalia ranks 81st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.