Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 67.57 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
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 Ethiopia is 67.57 %, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ethiopia peaked at 68.71 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.13 %, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.81 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.47 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 67.92 % | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 68.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.17 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 65.64 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.17 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 62.68 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 61.18 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 59.68 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 58.35 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 57.13 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 67.57 % | +18.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 67.57 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.63 %, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 67.57 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.33 %, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4 % | 63.75 % | 68.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.52 % | 59.68 % | 68.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.02 % | 57.13 % | 67.57 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Nigeria 68.86 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 60.1 % compare
- 8 Angola 68.2 % compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 53.74 % compare
- 9 Gambia 67.85 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 53.27 % compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 67.44 % compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 52.2 % compare
- 12 Bahamas 65.82 % compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.14 % compare
- 13 Liberia 65.79 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ethiopia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Ethiopia was 67.57 % in 2022, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.71 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.13 % in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.