Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 195.38 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 195.38 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sierra Leone peaked at 195.38 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.76 1000 No, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 72nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.76 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 95.31 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 110.59 1000 No | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 121.7 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 146.1 1000 No | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 152.07 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 158.3 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 161.97 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 170.83 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 170.55 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 173.85 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 121.86 1000 No | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 139.13 1000 No | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 150.12 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 161.01 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 173.28 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 139.57 1000 No | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 147.07 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 161.07 1000 No | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 162.99 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 195.38 1000 No | +19.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 195.38 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 406.93 1000 No, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 195.38 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 372.88 1000 No, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -29.9% | 173.85 1000 No | 121.86 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.69 1000 No | 88.76 1000 No | 158.3 1000 No | 7 |
| 2010s | 156.22 1000 No | 121.86 1000 No | 173.85 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.63 1000 No | 147.07 1000 No | 195.38 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sierra Leone?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Sierra Leone was 195.38 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 195.38 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.76 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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 — Male — 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.