FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Africa

Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 74.59 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
74.59 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
79.58 %
in 2005
All-time low
63.36 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Africa, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 76.7 %2001: 76.8 %2002: 77.1 %2003: 77.5 %2004: 77.4 %2005: 79.6 %2006: 76 %2007: 75 %2008: 72.2 %2009: 74 %2010: 72.2 %2011: 72.7 %2012: 72.6 %2013: 73.4 %2014: 71.2 %2015: 69.8 %2016: 69.5 %2017: 69.8 %2018: 68.3 %2019: 67.7 %2020: 63.4 %2021: 65.9 %2022: 74.8 %2023: 74.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Africa stood at 74.59 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Africa peaked at 79.58 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.36 %, in 2020.

Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 76.67 %
2001 76.79 % +0.2%
2002 77.08 % +0.4%
2003 77.53 % +0.6%
2004 77.44 % -0.1%
2005 79.58 % +2.8%
2006 75.98 % -4.5%
2007 74.96 % -1.3%
2008 72.21 % -3.7%
2009 73.99 % +2.5%
2010 72.19 % -2.4%
2011 72.65 % +0.6%
2012 72.57 % -0.1%
2013 73.4 % +1.1%
2014 71.25 % -2.9%
2015 69.84 % -2.0%
2016 69.48 % -0.5%
2017 69.78 % +0.4%
2018 68.33 % -2.1%
2019 67.65 % -1.0%
2020 63.36 % -6.3%
2021 65.9 % +4.0%
2022 74.83 % +13.6%
2023 74.59 % -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.22 % 72.21 % 79.58 % 10
2010s 70.71 % 67.65 % 73.4 % 10
2020s 69.67 % 63.36 % 74.83 % 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 3 Mozambique 92.27 % compare
  2. 4 Afghanistan 91.83 % compare
  3. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.52 % compare
  4. 5 Mali 89.62 % compare
  5. 6 Guinea-Bissau 88.32 % compare
  6. 6 Timor-Leste 68.97 % compare
  7. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 65.08 % compare
  8. 7 Madagascar 87.4 % compare
  9. 8 Sierra Leone 86.45 % compare
  10. 8 Melanesia 62.94 % compare
  11. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
  12. 9 Uganda 82.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Africa was 74.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 79.58 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 63.36 % in 2020.
How does Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.