Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 58,315 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 58,315 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.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Eastern Africa peaked at 58,315 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,999 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 30 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,999 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 37,129 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 38,466 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 39,878 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 41,120 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 42,432 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 43,289 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 44,069 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44,948 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45,703 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 46,108 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47,518 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 47,617 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50,183 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 50,406 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50,772 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51,099 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51,070 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51,281 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51,260 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 53,314 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 55,048 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 56,521 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 58,315 1000 No | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,303 1000 No | 35,999 1000 No | 45,703 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,732 1000 No | 46,108 1000 No | 51,281 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,800 1000 No | 53,314 1000 No | 58,315 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Nigeria 12,633 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,304 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 11,746 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,147 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 11,463 1000 No compare
- 8 Uganda 7,287 1000 No compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,125 1000 No compare
- 9 Mozambique 5,750 1000 No compare
- 10 Kenya 5,634 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 824.22 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 752.27 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 5,222 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.076 % 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 58,315 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 58,315 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 35,999 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 16.2%. 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 — Female — 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.