Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia
Liberia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 65.79 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 65.79 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia peaked at 67.29 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.31 %, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 13th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.61 % | — |
| 2001 | 66.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.86 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.22 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.35 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.96 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.19 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.63 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.11 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.29 % | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 66.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.33 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.72 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.15 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.31 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 65.77 % | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 65.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.79 % | +0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 65.79 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.63 %, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 65.79 % 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 | 65.24 % | 64.11 % | 66.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.15 % | 62.31 % | 67.29 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.57 % | 65.46 % | 65.79 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 10 Ethiopia 67.57 % 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
- 14 Papua New Guinea 63.7 % compare
- 15 Madagascar 62.57 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.18 % compare
- 16 Malawi 62.31 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 29.35 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Liberia was 65.79 % 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.29 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.31 % in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Liberia ranks 13th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.