Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 5.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 5.6 % 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 39.1% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 28.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6 %, in 2023.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 25.86 % | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 25.26 % | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.1 % | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 25.5 % | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 18.78 % | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 27.78 % | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 22.94 % | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 20.92 % | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 18.94 % | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 15.64 % | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 18.18 % | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 14.78 % | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 13.14 % | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.9 % | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 11.78 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.62 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.16 % | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.44 % | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 10.54 % | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 10.84 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8 % | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2 % | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6 % | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.76 % | 18.78 % | 28.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.42 % | 10.54 % | 18.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 % | 5.6 % | 11.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 78.16 % compare
- 8 Afghanistan 75.69 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania -4.41 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova -6.54 % compare
- 9 Sudan 72.71 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5.6 % 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 off-farm recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 % in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.