FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment was 47.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.2 %
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
12th
of 15 groups
All-time high
47.2 %
in 2023
All-time low
35.75 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 35.8 %2001: 37.1 %2002: 37.4 %2003: 38.5 %2004: 37.2 %2005: 40.6 %2006: 36.1 %2007: 38.5 %2008: 39.5 %2009: 40.5 %2010: 42.2 %2011: 40.9 %2012: 42.6 %2013: 43.4 %2014: 44 %2015: 44.1 %2016: 44.2 %2017: 43.9 %2018: 42.8 %2019: 44.7 %2020: 44.6 %2021: 44.1 %2022: 45.4 %2023: 47.2 %

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 47.2 % 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 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 47.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.75 %, in 2000.

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 35.75 %
2001 37.07 % +3.7%
2002 37.37 % +0.8%
2003 38.45 % +2.9%
2004 37.25 % -3.1%
2005 40.61 % +9.0%
2006 36.11 % -11.1%
2007 38.53 % +6.7%
2008 39.54 % +2.6%
2009 40.53 % +2.5%
2010 42.18 % +4.1%
2011 40.91 % -3.0%
2012 42.61 % +4.2%
2013 43.43 % +1.9%
2014 44.05 % +1.4%
2015 44.11 % +0.1%
2016 44.19 % +0.2%
2017 43.92 % -0.6%
2018 42.78 % -2.6%
2019 44.73 % +4.6%
2020 44.58 % -0.3%
2021 44.1 % -1.1%
2022 45.4 % +2.9%
2023 47.2 % +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.12 % 35.75 % 40.61 % 10
2010s 43.29 % 40.91 % 44.73 % 10
2020s 45.32 % 44.1 % 47.2 % 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 9 Angola 68.2 % compare
  2. 9 Cabo Verde 53.74 % compare
  3. 10 Gambia 67.85 % compare
  4. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 52.2 % compare
  5. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.14 % compare
  6. 11 Guinea-Bissau 67.44 % compare
  7. 12 Papua New Guinea 63.7 % compare
  8. 13 Burkina Faso 63.32 % compare
  9. 14 Madagascar 62.57 % compare
  10. 14 Türkiye 29.35 % compare
  11. 15 Cambodia 62.17 % compare
  12. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 47.2 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 47.2 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 35.75 % in 2000.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 15 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 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.