Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 47.83 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 47.83 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Madagascar peaked at 49.63 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46.52 %, in 2012.
Madagascar ranks 30th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.55 % | — |
| 2001 | 49.63 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.06 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.63 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 48.39 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 48.16 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.53 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.83 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.04 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.54 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.53 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.03 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.83 % | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 47.83 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 47.83 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.64 % | 47.18 % | 49.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.21 % | 46.52 % | 47.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.82 % | 47.62 % | 48.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 27 Cabo Verde 23.47 % compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 48.63 % compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 47.94 % compare
- 29 Niger 47.93 % compare
- 31 Bhutan 47.8 % compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 47.62 % compare
- 33 Vanuatu 47.44 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Madagascar?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Madagascar was 47.83 % 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.63 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.52 % in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.