Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 73.31 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 73.31 %, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone peaked at 73.81 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.98 %, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 71.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.52 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.98 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.81 % | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 72.42 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 72.01 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.74 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 72.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.88 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.31 % | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 73.31 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.63 %, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 73.31 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.33 %, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1 % | 70.28 % | 71.86 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.58 % | 69.98 % | 73.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.95 % | 72.67 % | 73.31 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Tonga 82.58 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 78.2 % compare
- 2 China, mainland 75.26 % compare
- 2 Melanesia 63.53 % compare
- 3 Benin 73.84 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.88 % compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 62.3 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.01 % compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 61.71 % compare
- 5 Togo 71.52 % compare
- 6 Ghana 69.85 % compare
- 6 Viet Nam 61.18 % compare
- 7 Nigeria 68.86 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 60.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Sierra Leone was 73.31 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.81 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.98 % in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.