Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia
Liberia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -31.58 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia is -31.58 %, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia peaked at -24.63 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, -34.59 %, in 2010.
Liberia ranks 145th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -33.22 % | — |
| 2001 | -33.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -31.72 % | -4.9% |
| 2003 | -30.45 % | -4.0% |
| 2004 | -28.7 % | -5.7% |
| 2005 | -29.91 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | -29.61 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | -30.38 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | -29.25 % | -3.7% |
| 2009 | -28.23 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | -34.59 % | +22.5% |
| 2011 | -33.64 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -32.25 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | -30.65 % | -5.0% |
| 2014 | -29.43 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | -28.3 % | -3.8% |
| 2016 | -27.66 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | -24.63 % | -11.0% |
| 2019 | -31.55 % | +28.1% |
| 2020 | -30.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | -30.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -31.58 % | +2.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -31.58 % is below the median for low income countries, which is -13.25 %, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -31.58 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.66 %, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -28.1% | -24.63 % | -31.55 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -30.48 % | -33.35 % | -28.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -30.3 % | -34.59 % | -24.63 % | 9 |
| 2020s | -31.14 % | -31.58 % | -30.92 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 142 Malawi -24.62 % compare
- 143 Madagascar -25.14 % compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea -27.4 % compare
- 146 Bahamas -31.63 % compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau -34.88 % compare
- 148 Ethiopia -35.14 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia was -31.58 % in 2022, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -24.63 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.59 % in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Liberia ranks 145th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.