Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 32.05 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa stood at 32.05 %.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Africa peaked at 33.81 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.61 %, in 2001.
Southern Africa ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.49 % | — |
| 2001 | 29.61 % | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 30.99 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 29.67 % | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 31.46 % | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 31.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.83 % | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 32.23 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.37 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.77 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.44 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 33.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 33.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.72 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.32 % | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 32.42 % | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 33.81 % | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 32.81 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 33.29 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.94 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 32.39 % | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 32.05 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.54 % | 29.61 % | 32.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.01 % | 31.32 % | 33.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.17 % | 30.94 % | 33.29 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Africa was 32.05 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.81 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.61 % in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.