FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Africa
Africa: FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment was 59.09 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 59.09 % for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Africa peaked at 59.09 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.93 %, in 2004.
That places Africa 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.36 % | — |
| 2001 | 52.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.93 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 52.79 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 51.76 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.31 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 53.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53.28 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.88 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.42 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.48 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 53.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 54.52 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.32 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 59.09 % | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.52 % | 50.93 % | 53.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.41 % | 53.28 % | 55.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.16 % | 54.52 % | 59.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 62.3 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.01 % compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 73.81 % compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 61.71 % compare
- 5 Togo 71.52 % compare
- 6 Ghana 69.85 % compare
- 6 Viet Nam 61.18 % compare
- 7 Liberia 69.73 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 60.1 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 68.86 % compare
- 9 Angola 68.2 % compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 53.74 % compare
- 10 Gambia 67.85 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 52.2 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Africa?
- Fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Africa was 59.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.09 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.93 % in 2004.
- How does Africa rank for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.