Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 34.36 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 34.36 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eswatini peaked at 39.84 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.01 %, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.07 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.47 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.88 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.23 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 37.59 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.26 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.55 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.24 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.42 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.67 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.84 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.66 % | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 37.51 % | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 36.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 34.73 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.01 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.36 % | +1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 34.36 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 34.36 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.68 % | 36.07 % | 39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.98 % | 36.3 % | 39.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.58 % | 34.01 % | 35.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 68 North Macedonia 36.53 % compare
- 69 Ethiopia 35.72 % compare
- 70 New Zealand 35.05 % compare
- 72 Nigeria 34.12 % compare
- 73 Belarus 33.85 % compare
- 74 Australia and New Zealand 33.64 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eswatini?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eswatini was 34.36 % 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 39.84 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.01 % in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Eswatini ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.