Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 35.72 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia stood at 35.72 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia peaked at 46.23 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.72 %, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.15 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.53 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.19 % | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 46.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 46.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.33 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.22 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 43.33 % | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.56 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 41.65 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.73 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 39.71 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 39.49 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.16 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.57 % | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 35.72 % | -14.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 35.72 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.79 %, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 35.72 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.12 % | 43.4 % | 46.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.39 % | 39.71 % | 45.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.98 % | 35.72 % | 41.57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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: total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Ethiopia was 35.72 % 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.23 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.72 % in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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: 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.