Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo
Congo: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 37.55 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo, 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 Congo stood at 37.55 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo peaked at 39.21 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.09 %, in 2021.
That places Congo 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.88 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.47 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.57 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.78 % | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.59 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.65 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.86 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 38.17 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.12 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.55 % | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 37.55 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 37.55 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.33 %, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.57 % | 37.78 % | 39.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.98 % | 37.46 % | 38.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.31 % | 37.09 % | 37.55 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 123 Fiji 39.42 % compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 38.8 % compare
- 125 Uruguay 38.6 % compare
- 127 Azerbaijan 36.91 % compare
- 128 Belgium 36.39 % compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 36.29 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Congo was 37.55 % 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 39.21 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.09 % in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Congo ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.