Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo
Congo: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 24.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 24.91 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo peaked at 25.83 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.59 %, in 2001.
Congo ranks 32nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.23 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.59 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 23.05 % | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 22.86 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.45 % | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 22.83 % | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 22.64 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.21 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.26 % | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 23.55 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.71 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.27 % | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 23.67 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 23.75 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 23.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.96 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.38 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.08 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.56 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 25.83 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.19 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.91 % | -1.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 24.91 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 %, 18.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 24.91 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.66 %. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.87 % | 21.59 % | 24.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.05 % | 22.71 % | 25.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.37 % | 24.91 % | 25.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 29 Uzbekistan 27.42 % compare
- 30 Belgium 27.23 % compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 26.19 % compare
- 33 Uruguay 22.79 % compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 22.39 % compare
- 35 Fiji 21.17 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo was 24.91 % 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.83 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.59 % in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Congo ranks 32nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.