Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 47.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 47.75 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa peaked at 50.03 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.6 %, in 2020.
That places Eastern Africa 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 49.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.57 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.92 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.75 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.83 % | 49.42 % | 50.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.61 % | 47.72 % | 49.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.67 % | 47.6 % | 47.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.41 % compare
- 1 Gambia 68.32 % compare
- 2 Bangladesh 58.93 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 55.98 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
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- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.076 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Africa was 47.75 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.03 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6 % in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.