Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -28.06 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at -28.06 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at -16.96 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -28.06 %, in 2023.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -20.1 % | — |
| 2001 | -20.76 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | -19.82 % | -4.5% |
| 2003 | -19.98 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -16.96 % | -15.1% |
| 2005 | -19.78 % | +16.6% |
| 2006 | -17.98 % | -9.1% |
| 2007 | -21.44 % | +19.2% |
| 2008 | -20.72 % | -3.4% |
| 2009 | -20.26 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -21.2 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | -19.24 % | -9.2% |
| 2012 | -19.92 % | +3.5% |
| 2013 | -20.72 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | -21.02 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | -21.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -21.56 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | -21.98 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | -19.9 % | -9.5% |
| 2019 | -19.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -20.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | -20.74 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | -23.88 % | +15.1% |
| 2023 | -28.06 % | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.78 % | -21.44 % | -16.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.67 % | -21.98 % | -19.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.29 % | -28.06 % | -20.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Sub-Saharan Africa was -28.06 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -16.96 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.06 % in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.