Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Namibia
Namibia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 53.24 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 53.24 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Namibia peaked at 61.18 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.34 %, in 2014.
That places Namibia 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 58.05 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.19 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.23 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 61.18 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.05 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 57.69 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 56.55 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.37 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.24 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 54.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.18 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 50.34 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 54.05 % | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 58.23 % | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 56.07 % | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 53.69 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 53.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.33 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 53.29 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 53.24 % | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 53.24 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 53.24 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.46 % | 55.37 % | 61.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.09 % | 50.34 % | 58.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.05 % | 52.33 % | 53.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 137 Kyrgyzstan 54.93 % compare
- 138 China, Macao SAR 54.35 % compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 53.48 % compare
- 141 Cameroon 53.14 % compare
- 142 Vanuatu 52.56 % compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 52.38 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Namibia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Namibia was 53.24 % 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.18 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.34 % in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.