Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 49.62 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 49.62 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eritrea peaked at 49.77 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.84 %, in 2007.
That places Eritrea 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 48.07 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.84 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.59 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.09 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.24 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.77 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.62 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 49.62 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.79 %, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 49.62 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1 % | 47.84 % | 48.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.82 % | 48.35 % | 49.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.57 % | 49.29 % | 49.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 31 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 32 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 33 Peru 49.65 % compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
- 36 Tonga 49.2 % compare
- 37 Niger 48.84 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eritrea?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eritrea was 49.62 % 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.77 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.84 % in 2007.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.