Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Ghana
Ghana: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 3,732 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Ghana is 3,732 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Ghana peaked at 4,212 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,276 1000 No, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 20th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,276 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,406 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 3,539 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,687 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,826 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3,991 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 4,083 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4,104 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4,091 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,073 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,028 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,085 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4,158 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,212 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4,169 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,113 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4,140 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,164 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,134 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,930 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3,845 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,747 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,686 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,732 1000 No | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,732 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,086 1000 No, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,732 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,158 1000 No, 3.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,808 1000 No | 3,276 1000 No | 4,104 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,113 1000 No | 3,930 1000 No | 4,212 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,753 1000 No | 3,686 1000 No | 3,845 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Ghana?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Ghana was 3,732 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,212 1000 No in 2013.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,276 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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 — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.