FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Eswatini
Eswatini: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 17.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 17.11 %.
That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eswatini peaked at 23.49 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.47 %, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.07 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.28 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.53 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.61 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.14 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.31 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.36 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.55 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.39 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.16 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.47 % | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4 % | +47.9% |
| 2018 | 22.34 % | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.49 % | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.71 % | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 22.67 % | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 17.11 % | -24.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 17.11 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.08 %, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 17.11 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.76 %, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.9% | 14.47 % | 21.4 % |
| 2022 | +35.7% | 16.71 % | 22.67 % |
| 2021 | -27.3% | 23 % | 16.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.59 % | 15.92 % | 17.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.56 % | 14.47 % | 23.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.87 % | 16.71 % | 23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eswatini?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Eswatini was 17.11 % 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 23.49 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.47 % in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Eswatini ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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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.