Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 2,515 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 2,515 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Rwanda peaked at 2,515 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,891 1000 No, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 33rd out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,908 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,935 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,956 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,991 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,014 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,019 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,023 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,020 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,002 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,998 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,985 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,963 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,940 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,970 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,996 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,004 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,031 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,053 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,018 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,891 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2,202 1000 No | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 2,258 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,384 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2,515 1000 No | +5.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2,515 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,964 1000 No, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2,515 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,761 1000 No, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,987 1000 No | 1,908 1000 No | 2,023 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,985 1000 No | 1,891 1000 No | 2,053 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,340 1000 No | 2,202 1000 No | 2,515 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Rwanda?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Rwanda was 2,515 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,515 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,891 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 33rd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.