Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 32.56 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Guinea-Bissau, 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 off-farm in Guinea-Bissau is 32.56 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 36.14 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.56 %, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 34.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.13 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 35.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.93 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.15 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 35.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.82 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 35.35 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.92 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.64 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.14 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.46 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 35.16 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 34.76 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 34.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.8 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 33.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.88 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 32.56 % | -1.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 32.56 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.37 %, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 32.56 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.17 % | 34.42 % | 35.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.13 % | 33.8 % | 36.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.24 % | 32.56 % | 33.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Guinea-Bissau was 32.56 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.14 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.56 % in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.