Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 42.41 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 42.41 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mozambique peaked at 42.54 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.79 %, in 2004.
Mozambique ranks 172nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.92 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.98 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.31 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.72 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.34 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.68 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.27 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.77 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.54 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 42.41 % | -0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 42.41 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.88 %, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 42.41 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.95 % | 38.79 % | 39.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.15 % | 39.31 % | 41.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.17 % | 41.77 % | 42.54 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 169 Azerbaijan 44.05 % compare
- 170 Burundi 44.01 % compare
- 171 Nepal 43.01 % compare
- 173 Bangladesh 41.07 % compare
- 174 Gambia 31.68 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mozambique?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mozambique was 42.41 % 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 42.54 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.79 % in 2004.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Mozambique ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.