Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 48.63 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone stood at 48.63 %.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone peaked at 54.36 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.87 %, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.36 % | — |
| 2001 | 53.79 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.77 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 52.29 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 51.85 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.04 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.59 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 49.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.34 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.48 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.63 % | +0.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 48.63 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 48.63 % 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 | 53.05 % | 51.45 % | 54.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3 % | 47.87 % | 51.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.41 % | 48.14 % | 48.63 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
- 25 Congo 49.54 % compare
- 25 Caribbean 24.79 % compare
- 26 Zambia 49.11 % compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 23.47 % compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 47.94 % compare
- 29 Niger 47.93 % compare
- 30 Madagascar 47.83 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sierra Leone was 48.63 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.87 % in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.