Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Gambia
Gambia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 68.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Gambia is 68.11 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Gambia peaked at 68.11 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.94 %, in 2002.
That places Gambia 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.21 % | — |
| 2001 | 59.61 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 58.94 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.31 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.64 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.66 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.18 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.31 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 62.08 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.89 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.44 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.25 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.01 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.09 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 67.54 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.11 % | +0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 68.11 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.79 %, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 68.11 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.48 % | 58.94 % | 60.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6 % | 59.66 % | 66.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.26 % | 66.29 % | 68.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.92 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Gambia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Gambia was 68.11 % 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.11 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.94 % in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Gambia ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.