Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Benin
Benin: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 17.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Benin stood at 17.6 %.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Benin peaked at 26.2 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.15 %, in 2021.
Benin ranks 128th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 25.07 % | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 23.86 % | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 23.25 % | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.02 % | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 21.37 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.02 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.47 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.75 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.19 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.71 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4 % | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 25.8 % | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 24.87 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1 % | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 21.82 % | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 20.59 % | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 19.49 % | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 18.16 % | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 18.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.15 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 17.52 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 17.6 % | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 17.6 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 17.6 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 %, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.58 % | 19.75 % | 26.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.41 % | 18.16 % | 25.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 % | 17.15 % | 18.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Benin?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Benin was 17.6 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 % in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Benin ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.