Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Africa
Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 48.47 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 48.47 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Africa peaked at 48.47 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.45 %, in 2019.
That places Africa 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.74 % | — |
| 2001 | 46.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 47.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.56 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.02 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.45 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 46.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.16 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.47 % | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.09 % | 46.74 % | 47.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.39 % | 46.45 % | 47.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.27 % | 46.62 % | 48.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Bahamas 61.87 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 54.81 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
- 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
- 4 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
- 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
- 6 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 55.98 % compare
- 7 Cambodia 55.63 % compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 47.61 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 55.24 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 50.65 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Africa was 48.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.47 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.45 % in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.