Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Liberia
Liberia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 48.58 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 48.58 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Liberia peaked at 52.21 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.51 %, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 156th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.68 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 51.74 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.71 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.74 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.37 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 51 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.35 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 50.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.07 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.44 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.58 % | -0.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 48.58 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.88 %, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 48.58 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.69 % | 51.19 % | 52.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.95 % | 48.81 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.62 % | 48.51 % | 48.69 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 153 Central African Republic 50.04 % compare
- 154 South Sudan 49.82 % compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 49.61 % compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 48.08 % compare
- 158 Cambodia 48 % compare
- 159 Uganda 47.89 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Liberia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Liberia was 48.58 % 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.21 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.51 % in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Liberia ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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 — Male — 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.