The line graph illustrates the percentage of employment in the agricultural sector in four African nations between 1985 and 2019.
Overall, it is clear that while all four countries experienced an initial increase in agricultural employment, the figures declined significantly by the end of the period. Furthermore, Nigeria generally had the highest percentage, whereas Algeria consistently had the lowest.
Looking at the countries with higher employment rates, Nigeria started at 30% in 1985 and climbed to a peak of 45% in the year 2000. After that, it experienced a dramatic fall, ending at 25% in 2019. Similarly, the proportion of agricultural workers in Kenya rose from just under 30% to reach its peak of roughly 41% in 1995, before dropping steadily to end at roughly 24% by the final year.
In contrast, South Africa and Algeria had lower figures throughout the period. South Africa began at 25% and reached its highest point of about 32% in 1995, followed by a continuous decline to approximately 16% in 2019. Finally, Algeria started at 20%, peaked early at roughly 22% in 1990, and then saw a gradual decrease, finishing as the lowest at just 12% at the end of the period.