Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 122,114 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 122,114 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Eastern Africa peaked at 122,114 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72,285 1000 No, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,285 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 74,458 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 77,032 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 79,788 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 82,220 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 84,806 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 86,734 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88,542 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 90,680 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 92,487 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 93,438 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96,356 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 97,339 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 102,466 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 103,229 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 104,492 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 105,625 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 106,218 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 106,987 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 107,415 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 112,009 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 115,499 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 118,568 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 122,114 1000 No | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,903 1000 No | 72,285 1000 No | 92,487 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,356 1000 No | 93,438 1000 No | 107,415 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,048 1000 No | 112,009 1000 No | 122,114 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Bangladesh 32,792 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 20,501 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 32,092 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 14,963 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,251 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 28,441 1000 No compare
- 8 Uganda 13,983 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,753 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 12,386 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,408 1000 No compare
- 10 Madagascar 10,918 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 10,858 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,688 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2182 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -0.6405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Eastern Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Eastern Africa was 122,114 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 122,114 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,285 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.