Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 63,799 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 63,799 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Eastern Africa peaked at 63,799 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,287 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 36,287 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 37,329 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 38,565 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 39,910 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 41,100 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42,374 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 43,444 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44,473 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 45,731 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 46,785 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 47,331 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 48,837 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 49,721 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52,283 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 52,823 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53,721 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54,526 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 55,146 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55,704 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56,155 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58,695 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 60,449 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 62,046 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 63,799 1000 No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,600 1000 No | 36,287 1000 No | 46,785 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,625 1000 No | 47,331 1000 No | 56,155 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,247 1000 No | 58,695 1000 No | 63,799 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Pakistan 16,694 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,816 1000 No compare
- 7 Bangladesh 13,468 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,503 1000 No compare
- 8 Philippines 7,921 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,209 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 7,349 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,284 1000 No compare
- 10 Myanmar 6,750 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 878.24 1000 No compare
- 11 Uganda 6,696 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,577 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 864.07 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 63,799 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 63,799 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 36,287 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th 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 22.0%. 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 — Male — 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.