Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 4,955 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4,955 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Afghanistan peaked at 5,154 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,254 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,254 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,297 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,426 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,637 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3,773 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3,870 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,031 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4,073 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,159 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,188 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,148 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,302 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4,347 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4,349 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,327 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,416 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,487 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 4,554 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,626 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4,679 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,790 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5,154 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 4,837 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 4,955 1000 No | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4,955 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,159 1000 No, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4,955 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 756 1000 No, 6.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,771 1000 No | 3,254 1000 No | 4,188 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,423 1000 No | 4,148 1000 No | 4,679 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,934 1000 No | 4,790 1000 No | 5,154 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Afghanistan?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Afghanistan was 4,955 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: total — value recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,154 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,254 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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: Total — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.