Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Benin
Benin: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,546 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,546 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Benin peaked at 1,546 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 448.04 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Benin 37th out of 136 countries 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: Off-farm in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 448.04 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 470.29 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 496.67 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 519.26 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 547.85 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 566.66 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 591.46 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 624.79 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 666.18 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 701.25 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 743.68 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 775.25 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 821.21 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 887.86 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 931.82 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 977.62 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,032 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,094 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,140 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1,211 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,304 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1,418 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1,482 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,546 1000 No | +4.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,546 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 760.59 1000 No, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,546 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 836.07 1000 No, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563.25 1000 No | 448.04 1000 No | 701.25 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 961.6 1000 No | 743.68 1000 No | 1,211 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,437 1000 No | 1,304 1000 No | 1,546 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Benin?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Benin was 1,546 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,546 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 448.04 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 — 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.