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Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number) by country

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.

Countries reporting
53
Highest
18.08 million FAO, number
Ethiopia
Lowest
15,000 FAO, number
Seychelles
Median
1.38 million FAO, number
Years covered
33
1980–2012
Data points
1,934

What the numbers show

Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 18.08 million FAO, number in Ethiopia; the lowest is 15,000 FAO, number in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.38 million FAO, number, and the mean is 2.16 million FAO, number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,205.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 39.5%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 54.1%).

Economically active population in agriculture, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 18.08 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.9% rising
2 Tanzania 8.01 million FAO, number 2012 up 25.0% rising
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.52 million FAO, number 2012 up 19.3% rising
4 Nigeria 7.34 million FAO, number 2012 down 7.9% falling
5 Kenya 7.08 million FAO, number 2012 up 23.8% rising
6 Uganda 5.87 million FAO, number 2012 up 32.7% rising
7 Sudan 4.40 million FAO, number 2012 up 8.2% rising
8 Egypt 3.90 million FAO, number 2012 down 2.5% falling
9 Burkina Faso 3.84 million FAO, number 2012 up 39.3% rising
10 Madagascar 3.60 million FAO, number 2012 up 39.5% rising
11 Ghana 3.58 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.9% rising
12 Mozambique 3.14 million FAO, number 2012 up 19.9% rising
13 Niger 2.87 million FAO, number 2012 up 35.0% rising
14 Angola 2.77 million FAO, number 2012 up 28.7% rising
15 Malawi 2.13 million FAO, number 2012 up 22.6% rising
16 Senegal 2.12 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.7% rising
17 Mali 2.02 million FAO, number 2012 up 29.2% rising
18 Rwanda 2.01 million FAO, number 2012 up 30.6% rising
19 Guinea 2.01 million FAO, number 2012 up 17.3% rising
20 Cameroon 1.89 million FAO, number 2012 up 3.6% rising
21 Zambia 1.82 million FAO, number 2012 up 24.7% rising
22 Cote d'Ivoire 1.80 million FAO, number 2012 down 3.1% rising
23 Burundi 1.70 million FAO, number 2012 up 34.3% rising
24 Zimbabwe 1.54 million FAO, number 2012 up 2.7% rising
25 Algeria 1.51 million FAO, number 2012 up 9.7% rising
26 Morocco 1.50 million FAO, number 2012 down 18.9% falling
27 Somalia 1.38 million FAO, number 2012 up 18.1% rising
28 Chad 1.29 million FAO, number 2012 up 6.9% rising
29 Benin 968,000 FAO, number 2012 up 16.5% rising
30 Eritrea 923,000 FAO, number 2012 up 38.6% rising
31 South Africa 795,000 FAO, number 2012 down 20.3% falling
32 Togo 773,000 FAO, number 2012 up 11.7% rising
33 Central African Republic 642,000 FAO, number 2012 up 7.9% rising
34 Tunisia 545,000 FAO, number 2012 up 8.3% rising
35 Liberia 535,000 FAO, number 2012 up 31.4% rising
36 Sierra Leone 516,000 FAO, number 2012 up 15.7% rising
37 Mauritania 351,000 FAO, number 2012 up 19.0% rising
38 Gambia 294,000 FAO, number 2012 up 25.6% rising
39 Guinea-Bissau 252,000 FAO, number 2012 up 15.1% rising
40 Congo 233,000 FAO, number 2012 up 10.4% rising
41 Djibouti 159,000 FAO, number 2012 up 22.3% rising
42 Namibia 154,000 FAO, number 2012 up 10.8% rising
43 Botswana 140,000 FAO, number 2012 up 11.1% rising
44 Lesotho 128,000 FAO, number 2012 up 10.3% rising
45 Comoros 112,000 FAO, number 2012 up 27.3% rising
46 Equatorial Guinea 106,000 FAO, number 2012 up 21.8% rising
47 Gabon 98,000 FAO, number 2012 down 6.7% flat
48 Eswatini 64,000 FAO, number 2012 up 4.9% rising
49 Mauritius 34,000 FAO, number 2012 down 27.7% falling
50 Cape Verde 19,000 FAO, number 2012 down 9.5% flat
51 Sao Tome and Principe 17,000 FAO, number 2012 up 6.2% rising
51 Libya 17,000 FAO, number 2012 down 54.1% volatile
53 Seychelles 15,000 FAO, number 2012 up 7.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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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
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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.