FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value was 85,746 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 85,746 1000 No for fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 85,746 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,149 1000 No, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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 — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,149 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 36,902 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 38,908 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 40,557 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 42,771 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 47,366 1000 No | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 47,495 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 48,976 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 51,080 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 53,218 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 55,222 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 55,777 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 58,684 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 61,847 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 64,920 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 66,506 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 68,066 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 69,552 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 72,379 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 65,804 1000 No | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 70,580 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 75,530 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 81,824 1000 No | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 85,746 1000 No | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,242 1000 No | 35,149 1000 No | 53,218 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,876 1000 No | 55,222 1000 No | 72,379 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,420 1000 No | 70,580 1000 No | 85,746 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2 China 49,464 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 49,464 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 9,184 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 36,370 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 36,306 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 14,500 1000 No compare
- 6 Türkiye 5,006 1000 No compare
- 7 Bangladesh 13,338 1000 No compare
- 8 Brazil 13,147 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 85,746 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85,746 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,149 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — total non-agricultural afs employment — value rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.