Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 62.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 62.4 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa peaked at 69.6 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.29 %, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.53 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.87 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.39 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.15 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 64.29 % | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 64.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6 % | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 64.39 % | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 64.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.43 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.98 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.51 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.29 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 64.98 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 63.69 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 62.4 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2 % | 63.43 % | 68.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.99 % | 62.51 % | 69.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.09 % | 61.29 % | 64.98 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Burundi 92.8 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.33 % compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 68.35 % compare
- 2 Mozambique 81.68 % compare
- 3 Chad 74.28 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 67.23 % compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.15 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 73.42 % compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 49.19 % compare
- 6 Uganda 71.76 % compare
- 7 Madagascar 68.91 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 39.51 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Middle Africa was 62.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.29 % in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 14 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.