Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -46.62 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone stood at -46.62 %.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone peaked at -39.97 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, -47.62 %, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 154th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -43.72 % | — |
| 2001 | -43.18 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -42.37 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | -42.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -42.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | -41.05 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | -40.55 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | -41.16 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -39.97 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | -40.78 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -42.03 % | +3.1% |
| 2014 | -47.62 % | +13.3% |
| 2015 | -44.83 % | -5.9% |
| 2016 | -44.02 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | -43.24 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -42.47 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -45.47 % | +7.1% |
| 2020 | -45.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -45.76 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -46.62 % | +1.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -46.62 % is below the median for low income countries, which is -13.25 %, 3.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -46.62 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.66 %, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -42.19 % | -43.72 % | -40.55 % | 7 |
| 2010s | -43.16 % | -47.62 % | -39.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -45.91 % | -46.62 % | -45.34 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone was -46.62 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -39.97 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.62 % in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sierra Leone ranks 154th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.