Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 8.37 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Afghanistan is 8.37 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Afghanistan peaked at 25.18 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.37 %, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 164th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.48 % | — |
| 2001 | 15.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.24 % | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.32 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.27 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.16 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.35 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.51 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.97 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.75 % | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 17.05 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.43 % | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 19.91 % | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 22.65 % | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 24.13 % | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 23.68 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.23 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.87 % | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 25.18 % | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 8.45 % | -66.4% |
| 2023 | 8.37 % | -0.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8.37 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8.37 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.12 %, 75% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -66.4% | 25.18 % | 8.45 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.33 % | 15.16 % | 15.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3 % | 15.97 % | 24.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.97 % | 8.37 % | 25.18 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Afghanistan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Afghanistan was 8.37 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.18 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 % in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.