Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Africa
Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -18.18 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded -18.18 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% on the previous year and down 106.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Africa peaked at -1.86 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -18.18 %, in 2023.
Africa ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 off-farm in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.72 % | — |
| 2001 | -5.52 % | +16.9% |
| 2002 | -5.16 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | -4.72 % | -8.5% |
| 2004 | -1.86 % | -60.6% |
| 2005 | -5.58 % | +200.0% |
| 2006 | -3.52 % | -36.9% |
| 2007 | -6.62 % | +88.1% |
| 2008 | -6.22 % | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -6.52 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | -7.8 % | +19.6% |
| 2011 | -6.56 % | -15.9% |
| 2012 | -7.68 % | +17.1% |
| 2013 | -8.8 % | +14.6% |
| 2014 | -9.54 % | +8.4% |
| 2015 | -9.76 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | -10.66 % | +9.2% |
| 2017 | -10.84 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | -8.96 % | -17.3% |
| 2019 | -7.56 % | -15.6% |
| 2020 | -9.04 % | +19.6% |
| 2021 | -9.42 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | -12.64 % | +34.2% |
| 2023 | -18.18 % | +43.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -200.0% | -1.86 % | -5.58 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.04 % | -6.62 % | -1.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.82 % | -10.84 % | -6.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.32 % | -18.18 % | -9.04 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 22 Sri Lanka 37 % compare
- 23 Cabo Verde -7.48 % compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 36.23 % compare
- 24 Tajikistan 32.26 % compare
- 25 Maldives 31.9 % compare
- 26 Sweden 31.45 % compare
- 27 Israel 29.9 % compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire -24.6 % compare
- 28 Iceland 27.91 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Africa?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Africa was -18.18 % 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 off-farm recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -1.86 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.18 % in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.