FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 24.31 % in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
24.31 %
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
117th
of 137 countries
All-time high
24.31 %
in 2021
All-time low
15.7 %
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Afghanistan, 2000–2021

05101520252000201020212000: 16.1 %2001: 16.2 %2002: 15.8 %2003: 15.8 %2004: 15.7 %2005: 15.7 %2006: 15.8 %2007: 15.9 %2008: 16 %2009: 16.1 %2010: 16.6 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 17.6 %2013: 18.9 %2014: 20.7 %2015: 21 %2016: 22.1 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 23.5 %2019: 23.1 %2020: 21.9 %2021: 24.3 %

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 24.31 % for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Afghanistan peaked at 24.31 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.7 %, in 2004.

Afghanistan ranks 117th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Afghanistan, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 16.1 %
2001 16.19 % +0.6%
2002 15.78 % -2.5%
2003 15.75 % -0.2%
2004 15.7 % -0.3%
2005 15.72 % +0.1%
2006 15.81 % +0.6%
2007 15.87 % +0.4%
2008 15.97 % +0.6%
2009 16.13 % +1.0%
2010 16.64 % +3.2%
2011 17.2 % +3.4%
2012 17.6 % +2.3%
2013 18.85 % +7.1%
2014 20.66 % +9.6%
2015 21.01 % +1.7%
2016 22.07 % +5.0%
2017 24.19 % +9.6%
2018 23.46 % -3.0%
2019 23.07 % -1.7%
2020 21.87 % -5.2%
2021 24.31 % +11.2%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 24.31 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.47 %, 48% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 24.31 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.45 %, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9 % 15.7 % 16.19 % 10
2010s 20.48 % 16.64 % 24.19 % 10
2020s 23.09 % 21.87 % 24.31 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Afghanistan?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Afghanistan was 24.31 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 24.31 % in 2021.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7 % in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Afghanistan ranks 117th out of 137 countries with data for 2021.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan 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 total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS 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.