Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 50.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan stood at 50.18 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan peaked at 50.22 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.57 %, in 2004.
South Sudan ranks 21st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.18 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 46.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 47.88 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 49.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.45 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.22 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 50.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.17 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 49.62 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 50.18 % | +1.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 50.18 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 50.18 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.91 % | 46.57 % | 47.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.36 % | 47.88 % | 50.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9 % | 49.62 % | 50.18 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 51.92 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.77 % compare
- 19 Liberia 51.42 % compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 7.94 % compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 50.39 % compare
- 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan was 50.18 % 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.22 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.57 % in 2004.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- South Sudan ranks 21st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.