Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sudan
Sudan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 20.58 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sudan, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 20.58 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sudan peaked at 31.75 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.58 %, in 2022.
That places Sudan 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 31.52 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.47 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.24 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.98 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.53 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.06 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 29.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.59 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 28.02 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.32 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.85 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 25.29 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.41 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.48 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.21 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.64 % | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 21.47 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 20.58 % | -4.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 20.58 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.79 %, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 20.58 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.76 %, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.48 % | 29.06 % | 31.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.08 % | 22.21 % | 29.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.23 % | 20.58 % | 21.64 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sudan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sudan was 20.58 % in 2022, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.75 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.58 % in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Sudan ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.