Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Somalia

Somalia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 35.8 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
35.8 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
110th
of 174 countries
All-time high
37.02 %
in 2019
All-time low
34.87 %
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 36.1 %2001: 36.1 %2002: 36.3 %2003: 36.3 %2004: 36.1 %2005: 36 %2006: 35.7 %2007: 35.4 %2008: 35.3 %2009: 35.3 %2010: 35.4 %2011: 35.2 %2012: 35.2 %2013: 35.2 %2014: 34.9 %2015: 34.9 %2016: 35 %2017: 35.2 %2018: 35.4 %2019: 37 %2020: 35.5 %2021: 36 %2022: 35.6 %2023: 35.8 %

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 35.8 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Somalia peaked at 37.02 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.87 %, in 2015.

Somalia ranks 110th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Somalia, 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 Somalia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 36.13 %
2001 36.14 % +0.0%
2002 36.31 % +0.5%
2003 36.28 % -0.1%
2004 36.09 % -0.5%
2005 35.98 % -0.3%
2006 35.7 % -0.8%
2007 35.4 % -0.8%
2008 35.31 % -0.3%
2009 35.3 % -0.0%
2010 35.43 % +0.4%
2011 35.19 % -0.7%
2012 35.25 % +0.2%
2013 35.19 % -0.2%
2014 34.88 % -0.9%
2015 34.87 % -0.0%
2016 35.02 % +0.4%
2017 35.2 % +0.5%
2018 35.39 % +0.5%
2019 37.02 % +4.6%
2020 35.46 % -4.2%
2021 35.96 % +1.4%
2022 35.58 % -1.1%
2023 35.8 % +0.6%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 35.8 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.79 %, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 35.8 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.86 % 35.3 % 36.31 % 10
2010s 35.34 % 34.87 % 37.02 % 10
2020s 35.7 % 35.46 % 35.96 % 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 107 Cyprus 36.24 % compare
  2. 108 Myanmar 36.19 % compare
  3. 109 Chile 35.96 % compare
  4. 111 Ethiopia 35.72 % compare
  5. 112 Philippines 35.64 % compare
  6. 113 Belgium 35.56 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Somalia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Somalia was 35.8 % 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 37.02 % in 2019.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.87 % in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Somalia ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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.