Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 55.35 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 55.35 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Rwanda peaked at 57.32 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.28 %, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 8th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.28 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.93 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 51.56 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 52.36 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.16 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.17 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.65 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.05 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 55.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.04 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.32 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.78 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 56.25 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.28 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 54.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 55.35 % | +0.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 55.35 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 55.35 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.44 % | 50.28 % | 54.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.87 % | 54.65 % | 57.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2 % | 54.28 % | 56.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 5 Burundi 55.99 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 50.26 % compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 55.95 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 48.82 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 47.76 % compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
- 9 Kenya 54.09 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.7 % compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Rwanda?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Rwanda was 55.35 % 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.32 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.28 % in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.