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

Eastern Africa: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 49.84 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
49.84 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
50.83 %
in 2005
All-time low
48.62 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 50.4 %2001: 50.5 %2002: 50.5 %2003: 50.5 %2004: 50.5 %2005: 50.8 %2006: 50.6 %2007: 50.6 %2008: 50.5 %2009: 50.3 %2010: 50.4 %2011: 50 %2012: 49.8 %2013: 49.9 %2014: 49.9 %2015: 49.7 %2016: 49.6 %2017: 49.3 %2018: 49.1 %2019: 49 %2020: 48.9 %2021: 48.6 %2022: 49.2 %2023: 49.8 %

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 49.84 % for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 50.83 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48.62 %, in 2021.

That places Eastern Africa 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 50.37 %
2001 50.46 % +0.2%
2002 50.45 % -0.0%
2003 50.5 % +0.1%
2004 50.46 % -0.1%
2005 50.83 % +0.7%
2006 50.63 % -0.4%
2007 50.6 % -0.1%
2008 50.5 % -0.2%
2009 50.33 % -0.3%
2010 50.39 % +0.1%
2011 50.01 % -0.8%
2012 49.78 % -0.5%
2013 49.93 % +0.3%
2014 49.91 % -0.0%
2015 49.68 % -0.5%
2016 49.57 % -0.2%
2017 49.27 % -0.6%
2018 49.11 % -0.3%
2019 49.03 % -0.2%
2020 48.87 % -0.3%
2021 48.62 % -0.5%
2022 49.2 % +1.2%
2023 49.84 % +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.51 % 50.33 % 50.83 % 10
2010s 49.67 % 49.03 % 50.39 % 10
2020s 49.13 % 48.62 % 49.84 % 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.92 % compare
  2. 1 Gambia 68.11 % compare
  3. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
  4. 2 Sierra Leone 58.13 % compare
  5. 3 Mozambique 57.69 % compare
  6. 3 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
  7. 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
  8. 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
  9. 5 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare
  10. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
  11. 6 Zimbabwe 55.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Eastern Africa?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Eastern Africa was 49.84 % 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 50.83 % in 2005.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 48.62 % in 2021.
How does Eastern Africa rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eastern 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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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.