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

Africa: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 48.47 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
48.47 %
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
5th
of 31 groups
All-time high
48.47 %
in 2023
All-time low
46.45 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010203040502000201120232000: 46.7 %2001: 46.8 %2002: 46.8 %2003: 46.9 %2004: 46.7 %2005: 47.4 %2006: 47.1 %2007: 47.6 %2008: 47.4 %2009: 47.5 %2010: 47.6 %2011: 47.5 %2012: 47.3 %2013: 47.6 %2014: 47.7 %2015: 47.6 %2016: 47.6 %2017: 47.5 %2018: 47 %2019: 46.5 %2020: 46.6 %2021: 46.8 %2022: 47.2 %2023: 48.5 %

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 48.47 % for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Africa peaked at 48.47 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.45 %, in 2019.

That places Africa 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 46.74 %
2001 46.8 % +0.1%
2002 46.82 % +0.0%
2003 46.94 % +0.3%
2004 46.74 % -0.4%
2005 47.38 % +1.4%
2006 47.08 % -0.6%
2007 47.56 % +1.0%
2008 47.42 % -0.3%
2009 47.47 % +0.1%
2010 47.64 % +0.4%
2011 47.46 % -0.4%
2012 47.34 % -0.3%
2013 47.56 % +0.5%
2014 47.69 % +0.3%
2015 47.64 % -0.1%
2016 47.62 % -0.0%
2017 47.52 % -0.2%
2018 47.02 % -1.1%
2019 46.45 % -1.2%
2020 46.62 % +0.4%
2021 46.83 % +0.5%
2022 47.16 % +0.7%
2023 48.47 % +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.09 % 46.74 % 47.56 % 10
2010s 47.39 % 46.45 % 47.69 % 10
2020s 47.27 % 46.62 % 48.47 % 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
  2. 2 Sierra Leone 58.13 % compare
  3. 3 Mozambique 57.69 % compare
  4. 3 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
  5. 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
  6. 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare
  8. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
  9. 6 Zimbabwe 55.98 % compare
  10. 7 Cambodia 55.63 % compare
  11. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 50.65 % compare
  12. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 47.61 % compare
  13. 8 Papua New Guinea 55.24 % compare
  14. 8 Timor-Leste 49.8 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Africa?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Africa was 48.47 % in 2023, 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 Africa?
The highest recorded value was 48.47 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 46.45 % in 2019.
How does Africa rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.