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

Eastern Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 9.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.63 %
Change on year
down 5.5%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
12.19 %
in 2019
All-time low
7.89 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.557.51012.52000201120232000: 7.9 %2001: 8 %2002: 8.3 %2003: 8.4 %2004: 8.8 %2005: 9 %2006: 9.7 %2007: 8.8 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 8.5 %2010: 8.8 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 10 %2013: 10.3 %2014: 11.2 %2015: 11.4 %2016: 11.8 %2017: 11.8 %2018: 12.1 %2019: 12.2 %2020: 11.9 %2021: 11.2 %2022: 10.2 %2023: 9.6 %

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 9.63 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eastern Africa peaked at 12.19 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.89 %, in 2000.

That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 7.89 %
2001 8.03 % +1.8%
2002 8.27 % +3.0%
2003 8.38 % +1.3%
2004 8.78 % +4.8%
2005 8.97 % +2.2%
2006 9.68 % +7.9%
2007 8.83 % -8.8%
2008 8.66 % -1.9%
2009 8.53 % -1.5%
2010 8.78 % +2.9%
2011 8.45 % -3.8%
2012 10 % +18.3%
2013 10.3 % +3.0%
2014 11.15 % +8.3%
2015 11.45 % +2.7%
2016 11.81 % +3.1%
2017 11.77 % -0.3%
2018 12.14 % +3.1%
2019 12.19 % +0.4%
2020 11.9 % -2.4%
2021 11.18 % -6.1%
2022 10.19 % -8.9%
2023 9.63 % -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.6 % 7.89 % 9.68 % 10
2010s 10.8 % 8.45 % 12.19 % 10
2020s 10.72 % 9.63 % 11.9 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eastern Africa?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eastern Africa was 9.63 % 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12.19 % in 2019.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.89 % in 2000.
How does Eastern Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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 — Male — 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 — 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.