Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Ghana
Ghana: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 39.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 39.36 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Ghana peaked at 46.04 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.36 %, in 2023.
That places Ghana 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.04 % | — |
| 2001 | 45.91 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 44.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.37 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.22 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.06 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.72 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.39 % | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 39.36 % | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 39.36 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 39.36 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.38 % | 44.62 % | 46.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.06 % | 43.06 % | 44.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.02 % | 39.36 % | 42.72 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 50 Mongolia 40.66 % compare
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 40.25 % compare
- 52 China, mainland 39.42 % compare
- 54 Republic of Korea 39.05 % compare
- 55 Austria 39 % compare
- 56 India 38.98 % compare
- 56 Ukraine 38.98 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Ghana?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Ghana was 39.36 % 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.04 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.36 % in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.