Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Senegal
Senegal: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 30.19 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 30.19 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Senegal peaked at 35.44 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.58 %, in 2019.
That places Senegal 96th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.99 % | — |
| 2001 | 32.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.88 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.42 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34.05 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 34.63 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.31 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 35.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 35.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.14 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.21 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.91 % | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 31.18 % | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 28.58 % | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 29.07 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 29.9 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 30.28 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.19 % | -0.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 30.19 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 30.19 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.06 % | 31.99 % | 35.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3 % | 28.58 % | 35.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.86 % | 29.07 % | 30.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Senegal?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Senegal was 30.19 % 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.44 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.58 % in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.