Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 17.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 17.23 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa peaked at 25.43 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.78 %, in 2022.
Northern Africa ranks 31st of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.05 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.05 % | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.77 % | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 22.01 % | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 22.69 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 23.79 % | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 23.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.43 % | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 24.47 % | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.06 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.77 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.09 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.91 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.51 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.86 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.12 % | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.94 % | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 18.42 % | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 17.68 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 17.89 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.78 % | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 17.23 % | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.29 % | 20.77 % | 25.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.57 % | 18.42 % | 25.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 % | 16.78 % | 17.89 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.34 % compare
- 28 Madagascar 50.34 % compare
- 29 Caribbean 29.56 % compare
- 30 Zambia 50.2 % compare
- 31 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 32 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 33 Peru 49.65 % compare
- 34 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa was 17.23 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.43 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.78 % in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Northern Africa ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.