Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 52.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa stood at 52.9 %.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Africa peaked at 53.26 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.98 %, in 2007.
Southern Africa ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 48.21 % | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 48.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.44 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.2 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 47.19 % | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 45.52 % | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 44.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.29 % | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 51.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.24 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 51.96 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.28 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.49 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.92 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.09 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.21 % | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 50.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.26 % | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 52.05 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.26 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 52.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.9 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.59 % | 44.98 % | 51.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.46 % | 50.17 % | 52.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.72 % | 52.05 % | 53.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 14 Kuwait 82.34 % compare
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- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.99 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 81.66 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 81.04 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.12 % compare
- 17 Tunisia 80.55 % compare
- 17 Melanesia 36.47 % compare
- 18 Morocco 79.88 % compare
- 18 Polynesia 21.8 % compare
- 19 India 79.2 % compare
- 20 Malta 78.14 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Southern Africa was 52.9 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.26 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.98 % in 2007.
- How does Southern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.