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

South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 1.17 % in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
1.17 %
Change on year
up 108.9%
World rank
49th
of 66 countries
All-time high
1.47 %
in 2004
All-time low
0.56 %
in 2006
Years of data
8
2000–2007

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

00.511.52000200320072000: 1.2 %2001: 1.4 %2002: 1.2 %2003: 1 %2004: 1.5 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 0.56 %2007: 1.2 %

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1.17 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in 2007.

That represents a change of up 108.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

South Africa ranks 49th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in South Africa, 2000 to 2007.
Year % Change
2000 1.23 %
2001 1.38 % +12.2%
2002 1.17 % -15.2%
2003 1.02 % -12.8%
2004 1.47 % +44.1%
2005 1.14 % -22.4%
2006 0.56 % -50.9%
2007 1.17 % +108.9%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 1.17 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.81 %, 42% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 1.17 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.16 %, 54% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 46 Albania 1.26 %
  2. 47 Czechia 1.25 %
  3. 48 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.18 % compare
  4. 50 Slovakia 1.08 % compare
  5. 51 Mali 1.02 %
  6. 52 Germany 0.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in South Africa?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in South Africa was 1.17 % in 2007, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 % in 2004.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.56 % in 2006.
How does South Africa rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
South Africa ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2007.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 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.