Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 45.5 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 45.5 %.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 47.41 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.24 %, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.03 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.59 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.27 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.04 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.76 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 45.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 45.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.5 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.21 % | 47.03 % | 47.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3 % | 45.55 % | 47.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.41 % | 45.24 % | 45.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.41 % compare
- 1 Gambia 68.32 % compare
- 2 Bangladesh 58.93 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 55.98 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
- 5 Burundi 55.99 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 50.26 % compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 55.95 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 48.82 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 47.76 % compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa was 45.5 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.41 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.24 % in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.