FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in South Africa
South Africa: FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value was 1,692 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in South Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in South Africa is 1,692 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in South Africa peaked at 2,057 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,451 1000 No, in 2021.
That places South Africa 35th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,901 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,057 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1,895 1000 No | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,849 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,912 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,883 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,009 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1,781 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1,746 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,659 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,650 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,678 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,632 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,634 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,674 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,771 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1,678 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1,712 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,718 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,707 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,535 1000 No | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 1,451 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,644 1000 No | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1,692 1000 No | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,869 1000 No | 1,659 1000 No | 2,057 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,685 1000 No | 1,632 1000 No | 1,771 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,581 1000 No | 1,451 1000 No | 1,692 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in South Africa?
- Fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in South Africa was 1,692 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,057 1000 No in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,451 1000 No in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — 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.