Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 55.7 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 55.7 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe peaked at 57.29 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.89 %, in 2016.
That places Zimbabwe 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.29 % | — |
| 2001 | 56.91 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 56.25 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.87 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 55.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 54.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.15 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 54.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.96 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 55.96 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 55.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.7 % | -0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 55.7 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 55.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.06 % | 55.24 % | 57.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4 % | 53.89 % | 55.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.65 % | 54.96 % | 55.98 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 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
- 8 Rwanda 55.35 % compare
- 9 Kenya 54.09 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.7 % compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Zimbabwe was 55.7 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 57.29 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.89 % in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.