Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Uganda
Uganda: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 8,421 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Uganda stood at 8,421 1000 No.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Uganda peaked at 8,505 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,913 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Uganda 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,913 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,998 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,071 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3,158 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3,321 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 3,507 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3,608 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,734 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3,853 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,978 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,747 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 4,561 1000 No | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 4,758 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 6,423 1000 No | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 6,251 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6,286 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,329 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,371 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,820 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 7,180 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7,822 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 8,505 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 8,136 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8,421 1000 No | +3.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8,421 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,435 1000 No, 5.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8,421 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,158 1000 No, 7.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.0% | 4,758 1000 No | 6,423 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,414 1000 No | 2,913 1000 No | 3,978 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,873 1000 No | 3,747 1000 No | 7,180 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,221 1000 No | 7,822 1000 No | 8,505 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,673 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 16,147 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 12,976 1000 No compare
- 8 Thailand 10,217 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,767 1000 No compare
- 10 Kenya 7,637 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,372 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 7,138 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,313 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,883 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,200 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Uganda?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Uganda was 8,421 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8,505 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,913 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.