Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 4,500 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
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Afghanistan is 4,500 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Afghanistan peaked at 4,500 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,730 1000 No, in 2000.
Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,730 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,763 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,886 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,064 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3,181 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3,261 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,394 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,426 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,495 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,513 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,457 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,562 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3,582 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,529 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,433 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,488 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3,497 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,452 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,540 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3,599 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,743 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3,901 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4,392 1000 No | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 4,500 1000 No | +2.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4,500 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,694 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4,500 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 615.26 1000 No, 7.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,171 1000 No | 2,730 1000 No | 3,513 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,514 1000 No | 3,433 1000 No | 3,599 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,134 1000 No | 3,743 1000 No | 4,500 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 4,500 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 4,500 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,730 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 — Male — 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.