South Africa - Employment in agriculture
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 3.79 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 9.78 in 1991, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 2014.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.78 |
| 1992 | 9.76 |
| 1993 | 9.65 |
| 1994 | 9.52 |
| 1995 | 9.44 |
| 1996 | 9.25 |
| 1997 | 9.08 |
| 1998 | 8.88 |
| 1999 | 8.63 |
| 2000 | 8.30 |
| 2001 | 7.64 |
| 2002 | 6.90 |
| 2003 | 6.41 |
| 2004 | 5.89 |
| 2005 | 5.39 |
| 2006 | 4.91 |
| 2007 | 4.46 |
| 2008 | 4.12 |
| 2009 | 3.62 |
| 2010 | 3.77 |
| 2011 | 3.45 |
| 2012 | 3.59 |
| 2013 | 3.49 |
| 2014 | 3.20 |
| 2015 | 4.23 |
| 2016 | 3.88 |
| 2017 | 3.77 |
| 2018 | 3.88 |
| 2019 | 3.79 |
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 6.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.43 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.45 in 2011.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.43 |
| 1992 | 12.41 |
| 1993 | 12.34 |
| 1994 | 12.24 |
| 1995 | 12.08 |
| 1996 | 11.91 |
| 1997 | 11.71 |
| 1998 | 11.53 |
| 1999 | 11.28 |
| 2000 | 10.92 |
| 2001 | 10.37 |
| 2002 | 9.79 |
| 2003 | 9.22 |
| 2004 | 8.64 |
| 2005 | 8.06 |
| 2006 | 7.53 |
| 2007 | 7.05 |
| 2008 | 6.63 |
| 2009 | 6.12 |
| 2010 | 5.64 |
| 2011 | 5.45 |
| 2012 | 5.76 |
| 2013 | 6.13 |
| 2014 | 5.76 |
| 2015 | 6.66 |
| 2016 | 6.86 |
| 2017 | 6.46 |
| 2018 | 6.17 |
| 2019 | 6.46 |
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 5.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.51 in 1991, while its lowest value was 4.60 in 2011.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.51 |
| 1992 | 11.48 |
| 1993 | 11.39 |
| 1994 | 11.27 |
| 1995 | 11.13 |
| 1996 | 10.95 |
| 1997 | 10.74 |
| 1998 | 10.54 |
| 1999 | 10.28 |
| 2000 | 9.93 |
| 2001 | 9.32 |
| 2002 | 8.71 |
| 2003 | 8.14 |
| 2004 | 7.57 |
| 2005 | 7.02 |
| 2006 | 6.50 |
| 2007 | 6.01 |
| 2008 | 5.57 |
| 2009 | 5.05 |
| 2010 | 4.85 |
| 2011 | 4.60 |
| 2012 | 4.83 |
| 2013 | 4.98 |
| 2014 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 5.61 |
| 2016 | 5.57 |
| 2017 | 5.28 |
| 2018 | 5.16 |
| 2019 | 5.28 |
Classification
Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators
Sub-Topic: Economic activity
