Agriculture & Rural in Northern Africa 242 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Northern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 14,808 1000 No 2025 down 7.5% 19th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 21.22 % 2025 down 41.4% 16th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 19.97 % 2025 down 12.3% 19th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 11,841 1000 No 2025 up 6.8% 18th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 2,968 1000 No 2025 down 39.6% 21st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 20.21 % 2025 down 21.4% 17th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 2,341 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.3% 24th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 1,812 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.2% 24th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) β Value 15 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 15.4% 20th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.5 % 2024 up 16.2% 8th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.5 % 2024 down 20.6% 15th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % 2024 down 15.4% 22nd Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 12,432 Int$/cap 2024 up 11.7% 26th Total Credit β Value US$ 286,451 million USD 2024 up 10.8% 27th Total Credit β Value US$, 2015 prices 300,262 million USD 2024 up 26.9% 25th Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 88 % 2024 up 7.3% 18th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) β Value 53.5 million No 2024 up 41.9% 22nd Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,083 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 2.1% 18th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 50 % 2024 up 42.9% 22nd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 32 % 2023 up 8.8% 14th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,072 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 2.3% 18th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 131 % 2023 down 3.0% 16th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 21.5 million No 2023 up 27.2% 25th FAO Model β Share of females in total AFS employment β Female β Value 17.23 % 2023 down 30.8% 33rd FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Male β Value 16,592 1000 No 2023 down 14.4% 20th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Female 3,454 1000 No 2023 down 46.3% 28th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Male β Value 33.41 % 2023 down 17.3% 15th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Female 30.28 % 2023 down 37.8% 16th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.31 2024 up 34.8% 20th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 3.96 % 2024 up 61.0% 8th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 12.65 % 2024 up 18.7% 14th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 52.14 % 2023 down 12.4% 19th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 68.03 % 2023 down 15.0% 9th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Value 20,043 1000 No 2023 down 22.3% 24th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Value 32.82 % 2023 down 22.2% 16th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 54.89 % 2023 down 15.1% 17th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 45.11 % 2023 up 27.5% 17th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 14.8 % 2023 down 0.8% 10th FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Value 9,042 1000 No 2023 down 1.0% 24th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 23 % 2022 up 21.1% 5th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 31.97 % 2023 up 60.4% 25th FAO Model β Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 12.22 % 2023 down 13.0% 33rd FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.68 % 2023 down 0.3% 31st FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 15.99 % 2023 down 2.3% 4th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 47.86 % 2023 up 18.1% 15th FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Female β Value 1,104 1000 No 2023 down 13.8% 31st FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Male β Value 7,941 1000 No 2023 up 1.2% 21st Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 73.6 g/cap/d 2021 up 24.5% 25th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 28.4 g/cap/d 2021 up 27.4% 27th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 93.4 g/cap/d 2021 up 20.2% 18th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 58 % 2021 up 20.8% 10th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) β Value 60.1 % 2021 up 14.5% 3rd Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) β Value 10 % 2023 up 75.4% 20th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 5.2 million No 2024 down 14.8% 20th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) β Value 14.1 % 2020 up 1.4% 16th Cigarettes β Residuals 7 t 2023 β 3rd Unmanufactured tobacco β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 1st Cotton lint, ginned β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 1st Cigarettes β Import quantity 39,656 t 2023 up 57.1% 20th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -10,870 t 2023 down 1,679.0% 18th Page 1 of 5 Next β