Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 90.83 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan stood at 90.83 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan peaked at 90.83 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.69 %, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 83.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.28 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.36 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.15 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.34 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 78.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.93 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.81 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 76.54 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 75.69 % | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 90.79 % | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 90.83 % | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 90.83 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.21 %, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 90.83 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.75 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1 % | 83.81 % | 84.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.53 % | 75.81 % | 83.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.86 % | 75.69 % | 90.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 2 United Arab Emirates 92.94 % compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89.23 % compare
- 3 Algeria 91.33 % compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 83.73 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 70.44 % compare
- 4 Yemen 91.23 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 66.24 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 64.87 % compare
- 6 Lebanon 88.88 % compare
- 6 Micronesia 60.47 % compare
- 7 Cabo Verde 62.95 % compare
- 7 Palestine 86.95 % compare
- 8 Oman 86.94 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Afghanistan was 90.83 % 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.83 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.69 % in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — Male — 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.