Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Somalia
Somalia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 32.58 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 32.58 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Somalia peaked at 34.81 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.1 %, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 81st of 174 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.64 % | — |
| 2001 | 34.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.96 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.53 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 33.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 33.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 33.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.25 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.23 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.36 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.35 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.93 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 32.42 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 32.58 % | +0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 32.58 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 32.58 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2 % | 33.47 % | 34.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 % | 32.1 % | 33.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.57 % | 32.35 % | 32.93 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Somalia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Somalia was 32.58 % 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.81 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 % in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Somalia ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.