Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Rwanda
Rwanda: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 714.67 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 714.67 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 38.7% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Rwanda peaked at 714.67 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 272.44 1000 No, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 57th of 136 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 272.44 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 279.48 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 297.7 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 299.2 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 307.81 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 319.3 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 329.99 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 337.52 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 349.44 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 364.36 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 371.61 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 380.46 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 389.45 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 403.34 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 413.03 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 431.87 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 449.12 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 545.48 1000 No | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 562.45 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 553.49 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 574.05 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 439.14 1000 No | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 515.41 1000 No | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 714.67 1000 No | +38.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 714.67 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 917.81 1000 No, 78% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 714.67 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 836.07 1000 No, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +38.7% | 515.41 1000 No | 714.67 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 315.72 1000 No | 272.44 1000 No | 364.36 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.03 1000 No | 371.61 1000 No | 562.45 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.82 1000 No | 439.14 1000 No | 714.67 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 54 Papua New Guinea 760.59 1000 No compare
- 55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 752.57 1000 No compare
- 56 Nepal 734.19 1000 No compare
- 58 El Salvador 701.73 1000 No compare
- 59 Greece 699.73 1000 No compare
- 60 Iraq 641.22 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Rwanda?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Rwanda was 714.67 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 714.67 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.44 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Rwanda ranks 57th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.