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

Eastern Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 80.28 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
80.28 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
86.84 %
in 2005
All-time low
71.05 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 83.8 %2001: 84.1 %2002: 84.6 %2003: 85.2 %2004: 85.3 %2005: 86.8 %2006: 82.1 %2007: 80.4 %2008: 74.2 %2009: 79.2 %2010: 74.7 %2011: 77.4 %2012: 77.2 %2013: 79.1 %2014: 78.1 %2015: 74.9 %2016: 72.6 %2017: 72.9 %2018: 71.3 %2019: 71 %2020: 72.8 %2021: 79.2 %2022: 80.7 %2023: 80.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Eastern Africa is 80.28 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Eastern Africa peaked at 86.84 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 71.05 %, in 2019.

That places Eastern Africa 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 83.75 %
2001 84.12 % +0.4%
2002 84.6 % +0.6%
2003 85.24 % +0.8%
2004 85.33 % +0.1%
2005 86.84 % +1.8%
2006 82.07 % -5.5%
2007 80.41 % -2.0%
2008 74.22 % -7.7%
2009 79.21 % +6.7%
2010 74.66 % -5.7%
2011 77.38 % +3.6%
2012 77.18 % -0.3%
2013 79.1 % +2.5%
2014 78.12 % -1.2%
2015 74.93 % -4.1%
2016 72.56 % -3.2%
2017 72.94 % +0.5%
2018 71.26 % -2.3%
2019 71.05 % -0.3%
2020 72.84 % +2.5%
2021 79.21 % +8.7%
2022 80.74 % +1.9%
2023 80.28 % -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.58 % 74.22 % 86.84 % 10
2010s 74.92 % 71.05 % 79.1 % 10
2020s 78.27 % 72.84 % 80.74 % 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 1 Chad 98.38 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 82.53 % compare
  3. 1 United Republic of Tanzania 84.72 % compare
  4. 2 Burundi 96.15 % compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 84.56 % compare
  6. 3 Mozambique 92.27 % compare
  7. 4 Afghanistan 91.83 % compare
  8. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.52 % compare
  9. 5 Mali 89.62 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Eastern Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Eastern Africa was 80.28 % 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 86.84 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 71.05 % in 2019.
How does Eastern Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Eastern Africa ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern 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.