ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in South Africa

South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and was 86.9 % in 2007. ▬ Flat

Latest (2007)
86.9 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 74 countries
All-time high
89.78 %
in 2005
All-time low
85.74 %
in 2003
Years of data
8
2000–2007

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in South Africa, 2000–2007

0204060802000200320072000: 87.6 %2001: 88 %2002: 88 %2003: 85.7 %2004: 87.8 %2005: 89.8 %2006: 88.6 %2007: 86.9 %

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 86.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

That places South Africa 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities — Value in South Africa, 2000 to 2007.
Year % Change
2000 87.62 %
2001 88.01 % +0.4%
2002 88.04 % +0.0%
2003 85.74 % -2.6%
2004 87.76 % +2.4%
2005 89.78 % +2.3%
2006 88.58 % -1.3%
2007 86.9 % -1.9%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 86.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.75 %, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 86.9 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.94 %, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 53 Austria 88.57 % compare
  2. 54 Germany 88.14 % compare
  3. 55 Lithuania 87.92 % compare
  4. 57 Argentina 86.67 %
  5. 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85.77 % compare
  6. 59 Philippines 85.66 %

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in South Africa?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and in South Africa was 86.9 % in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 89.78 % in 2005.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 85.74 % in 2003.
How does South Africa rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and?
South Africa ranks 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2007.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in crop and rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,401 data points, 1992–2025
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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.