Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Eswatini
Eswatini: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 26.14 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Eswatini stood at 26.14 1000 No.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Eswatini peaked at 33.64 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.63 1000 No, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 109th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.64 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 24.77 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.77 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.98 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.63 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.51 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 25.87 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 26.33 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.64 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.87 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27.74 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.93 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.64 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.49 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.89 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 30.51 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.64 1000 No | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 33.15 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.21 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.88 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 31.53 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.9 1000 No | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 26.14 1000 No | -9.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 26.14 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 382.77 1000 No, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 26.14 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 513.9 1000 No, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5 1000 No | 24.63 1000 No | 26.87 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.59 1000 No | 27.74 1000 No | 33.64 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.61 1000 No | 26.14 1000 No | 31.88 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Eswatini?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Eswatini was 26.14 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: off-farm recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 33.64 1000 No in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.63 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Eswatini ranks 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.