Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Ghana
Ghana: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 30.15 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ghana stood at 30.15 %.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ghana peaked at 32.93 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.63 %, in 2017.
Ghana ranks 152nd of 157 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 off-farm in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.33 % | — |
| 2001 | 32.11 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.79 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 32.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.93 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.15 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.33 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.89 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.71 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.51 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 31.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.44 % | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.79 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.28 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.63 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.92 % | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 29.71 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.93 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.15 % | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 30.15 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 30.15 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.23 % | 31.51 % | 32.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.27 % | 28.63 % | 31.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.03 % | 29.93 % | 30.15 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ghana?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ghana was 30.15 % 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 off-farm recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.93 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.63 % in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.