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

Southern Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 18.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
18.9 %
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
30.79 %
in 2001
All-time low
18.72 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 28.7 %2001: 30.8 %2002: 29.3 %2003: 27.4 %2004: 27.3 %2005: 26.7 %2006: 28.6 %2007: 25.7 %2008: 21.7 %2009: 21 %2010: 21 %2011: 20.9 %2012: 20.2 %2013: 20.1 %2014: 19.4 %2015: 20 %2016: 19.3 %2017: 19.2 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 19.1 %2020: 19.4 %2021: 18.7 %2022: 19.4 %2023: 18.9 %

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 Southern Africa is 18.9 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Africa peaked at 30.79 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.72 %, in 2021.

Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 28.71 %
2001 30.79 % +7.2%
2002 29.26 % -5.0%
2003 27.43 % -6.3%
2004 27.29 % -0.5%
2005 26.71 % -2.1%
2006 28.61 % +7.1%
2007 25.67 % -10.3%
2008 21.71 % -15.4%
2009 21.03 % -3.1%
2010 20.98 % -0.2%
2011 20.92 % -0.3%
2012 20.2 % -3.4%
2013 20.09 % -0.5%
2014 19.4 % -3.4%
2015 19.96 % +2.9%
2016 19.31 % -3.3%
2017 19.25 % -0.3%
2018 19.64 % +2.0%
2019 19.15 % -2.5%
2020 19.41 % +1.4%
2021 18.72 % -3.6%
2022 19.38 % +3.5%
2023 18.9 % -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.72 % 21.03 % 30.79 % 10
2010s 19.89 % 19.15 % 20.98 % 10
2020s 19.1 % 18.72 % 19.41 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Pakistan 75.34 % compare
  2. 20 Kenya 74.28 % compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia 74.02 % compare
  4. 22 India 72.83 % compare
  5. 23 Benin 72.46 % compare
  6. 24 Burkina Faso 71.7 % compare
  7. 25 Cabo Verde 15.25 % compare
  8. 25 Papua New Guinea 69.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Africa was 18.9 % 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 Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 30.79 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 18.72 % in 2021.
How does Southern Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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.