Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in South Africa
South Africa: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 36.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in South Africa, 2008–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in South Africa stood at 36.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in South Africa peaked at 39.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2016.
That places South Africa 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.7% | — |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 36.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.1%, 41% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 35.8% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 39.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in South Africa?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in South Africa was 36.7% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
- What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.