Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 4,684 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 4,684 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ethiopia peaked at 4,684 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,559 1000 No, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,559 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,680 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1,765 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,830 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,955 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 2,669 1000 No | +36.6% |
| 2006 | 2,803 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,933 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,064 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3,193 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,320 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,448 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3,573 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,696 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,611 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,524 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,440 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,352 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,264 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3,174 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,106 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,041 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4,605 1000 No | +51.4% |
| 2023 | 4,684 1000 No | +1.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4,684 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 439.34 1000 No, 10.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4,684 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 513.9 1000 No, 9.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +51.4% | 3,041 1000 No | 4,605 1000 No |
| 2005 | +36.6% | 1,955 1000 No | 2,669 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,345 1000 No | 1,559 1000 No | 3,193 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,440 1000 No | 3,174 1000 No | 3,696 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,859 1000 No | 3,041 1000 No | 4,684 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Brazil 5,429 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 2,680 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 5,180 1000 No compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,015 1000 No compare
- 7 Mexico 4,916 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 892.32 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 656.51 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,202 1000 No compare
- 10 Japan 4,026 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 488.83 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 247.13 1000 No compare
- 11 Peru 2,326 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ethiopia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Ethiopia was 4,684 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,684 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,559 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.