Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 53.4 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
53.4 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
53.86 %
in 2005
All-time low
52.48 %
in 2009
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 52.6 %2001: 52.6 %2002: 52.8 %2003: 52.9 %2004: 53 %2005: 53.9 %2006: 52.9 %2007: 52.8 %2008: 52.5 %2009: 52.5 %2010: 52.6 %2011: 52.6 %2012: 52.8 %2013: 53.1 %2014: 53.4 %2015: 53.4 %2016: 53.3 %2017: 53.4 %2018: 53.3 %2019: 53.3 %2020: 53.2 %2021: 53.3 %2022: 53.5 %2023: 53.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 53.4 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa peaked at 53.86 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.48 %, in 2009.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Middle Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 52.6 %
2001 52.62 % +0.0%
2002 52.8 % +0.3%
2003 52.88 % +0.2%
2004 52.97 % +0.2%
2005 53.86 % +1.7%
2006 52.92 % -1.7%
2007 52.76 % -0.3%
2008 52.51 % -0.5%
2009 52.48 % -0.1%
2010 52.57 % +0.2%
2011 52.58 % +0.0%
2012 52.77 % +0.4%
2013 53.13 % +0.7%
2014 53.4 % +0.5%
2015 53.37 % -0.1%
2016 53.29 % -0.1%
2017 53.39 % +0.2%
2018 53.32 % -0.1%
2019 53.3 % -0.0%
2020 53.24 % -0.1%
2021 53.28 % +0.1%
2022 53.5 % +0.4%
2023 53.4 % -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.84 % 52.48 % 53.86 % 10
2010s 53.11 % 52.57 % 53.4 % 10
2020s 53.36 % 53.24 % 53.5 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa was 53.4 % 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 53.86 % in 2005.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 52.48 % in 2009.
How does Middle Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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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.