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Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa

South Africa: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
4th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1995–2020

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 1 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.603 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.721 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.841 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.822 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.871 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.739 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.721 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.897 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.89 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.88 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.903 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.916 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.924 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.922 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.93 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.917 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.916 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.917 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.925 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2020: 0.868 % of male workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.9% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.

That places South Africa 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa, year by year

Year % of male workers in the agricultural sector Change
1995 1.0% —
2000 0.6% -39.7%
2001 0.7% +19.5%
2002 0.8% +16.6%
2003 0.8% -2.3%
2004 0.9% +6.0%
2006 0.7% -15.1%
2007 0.7% -2.4%
2008 0.9% +24.4%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2010 0.9% -1.2%
2011 0.9% +2.6%
2012 0.9% +1.4%
2013 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% -1.3%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% +0.1%
2019 0.9% +0.8%
2020 0.9% -6.1%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 8.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 -39.7% 1.0% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 1 Namibia 1.0% compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  4. 5 Rwanda 0.9% compare
  5. 6 Jordan 0.8% compare
  6. 7 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male?
South Africa ranks 4th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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