Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -4.92 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded -4.92 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
That represents a change of up 48.2% on the previous year and down 156.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 15.37 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, -9.5 %, in 2022.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.37 % | — |
| 2009 | 13.89 % | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 11.63 % | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 11.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.35 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.79 % | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 8.08 % | -8.1% |
| 2015 | -1.82 % | -122.5% |
| 2016 | 0.91 % | -150.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 % | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2 % | +110.5% |
| 2019 | -4.82 % | -341.0% |
| 2020 | -5.35 % | +11.0% |
| 2021 | -7.79 % | +45.6% |
| 2022 | -9.5 % | +22.0% |
| 2023 | -4.92 % | -48.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's -4.92 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 %. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's -4.92 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.66 %, 57% of 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 Sao Tome and Principe 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 | -341.0% | 2 % | -4.82 % |
| 2016 | +150.0% | -1.82 % | 0.91 % |
| 2018 | +110.5% | 0.95 % | 2 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.63 % | 13.89 % | 15.37 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.87 % | -4.82 % | 11.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.89 % | -9.5 % | -4.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sao Tome and Principe was -4.92 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 15.37 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5 % in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 156.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.