What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture, male between Eritrea and South Africa?

128,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?

20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs South Africa: Economically active population in agriculture, male

Eritrea

923,000 FAO, number

in 2012

South Africa

795,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea rank

30th

South Africa rank

31st

Economically active population in agriculture, male over time

Eritrea
South Africa

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 923,000 FAO, number against 795,000 FAO, number in South Africa, a difference of 128,000 FAO, number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Eritrea ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	540,286 FAO, number	1.08 million FAO, number	535,571 FAO, number	South Africa
2000s	737,100 FAO, number	946,600 FAO, number	209,500 FAO, number	South Africa
2010s	898,333 FAO, number	816,667 FAO, number	81,667 FAO, number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economically active population in agriculture, male, Eritrea or South Africa?: Eritrea, at 923,000 FAO, number against 795,000 FAO, number in South Africa as of 2012.
What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture, male between Eritrea and South Africa?: 128,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for economically active population in agriculture, male?: Eritrea ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eritrea vs South Africa: Economically active population in agriculture, male. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/economically-active-population-in-agriculture-male-fao-number/eritrea/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/economically-active-population-in-agriculture-male-fao-number/eritrea/south-africa/">Eritrea vs South Africa: Economically active population in agriculture, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Economically active male population in agriculture is that part of the economically active male population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.