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

Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 17.76 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.76 %
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
17.76 %
in 2023
All-time low
14.13 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

051015202000201120232000: 14.1 %2001: 14.4 %2002: 14.7 %2003: 15 %2004: 15.4 %2005: 16.4 %2006: 16.1 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 15.7 %2009: 15.9 %2010: 16.1 %2011: 15.9 %2012: 16.5 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 17.2 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 17.3 %2018: 17.6 %2019: 15.8 %2020: 16.4 %2021: 17 %2022: 17.6 %2023: 17.8 %

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 17.76 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Africa peaked at 17.76 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.13 %, in 2000.

Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 — Value in Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 14.13 %
2001 14.39 % +1.8%
2002 14.68 % +2.0%
2003 14.96 % +1.9%
2004 15.36 % +2.7%
2005 16.38 % +6.6%
2006 16.07 % -1.9%
2007 15.85 % -1.4%
2008 15.73 % -0.8%
2009 15.86 % +0.8%
2010 16.06 % +1.3%
2011 15.88 % -1.1%
2012 16.5 % +3.9%
2013 16.78 % +1.7%
2014 17.18 % +2.4%
2015 17.2 % +0.1%
2016 17.16 % -0.2%
2017 17.31 % +0.9%
2018 17.61 % +1.7%
2019 15.77 % -10.4%
2020 16.39 % +3.9%
2021 17 % +3.7%
2022 17.56 % +3.3%
2023 17.76 % +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.34 % 14.13 % 16.38 % 10
2010s 16.74 % 15.77 % 17.61 % 10
2020s 17.18 % 16.39 % 17.76 % 4

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  4. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 16.32 % compare
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  7. 6 El Salvador 24.9 % compare
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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 17.76 % 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 17.76 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14.13 % 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 5.8%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 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.