Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 49.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 49.82 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan peaked at 53.43 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49.78 %, in 2014.
South Sudan ranks 154th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.82 % | — |
| 2001 | 52.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.37 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.87 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 52.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 52.12 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 50.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 49.78 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.54 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 50.77 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.83 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 50.38 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 49.82 % | -1.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 49.82 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.88 %, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 49.82 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1 % | 52.53 % | 53.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.64 % | 49.78 % | 52.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1 % | 49.82 % | 50.38 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 151 Solomon Islands 50.41 % compare
- 152 Eritrea 50.38 % compare
- 153 Central African Republic 50.04 % compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 49.61 % compare
- 156 Liberia 48.58 % compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 48.08 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in South Sudan was 49.82 % 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.43 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.78 % in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- South Sudan ranks 154th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.