Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa
South Africa: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
In 2020, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 6th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +41.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 24.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -54.7% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | +41.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 2001 | +27.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in South Africa was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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