Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 12.16 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Afghanistan, 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 Afghanistan stood at 12.16 %.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Afghanistan peaked at 24.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.04 %, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 150th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.35 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.46 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.49 % | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 18.24 % | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.22 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.92 % | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 18.57 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.47 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.12 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.85 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.52 % | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.3 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 23.16 % | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 20.37 % | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 20.09 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4 % | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 22.71 % | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 22.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.85 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.15 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 12.04 % | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 12.16 % | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 12.16 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.63 %, 21% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 12.16 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.58 %, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -43.1% | 21.15 % | 12.04 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.54 % | 17.49 % | 19.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.11 % | 18.85 % | 24.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8 % | 12.04 % | 21.85 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Afghanistan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Afghanistan was 12.16 % 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.04 % in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — Female — 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.