Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 50.16 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa is 50.16 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Africa peaked at 51.38 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.17 %, in 2005.
That places Eastern Africa 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 49.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.37 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 50.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.32 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.73 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.89 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.38 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 50.16 % | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.49 % | 49.17 % | 49.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.33 % | 49.61 % | 50.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.87 % | 50.16 % | 51.38 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Eastern Africa was 50.16 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.38 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.17 % in 2005.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Eastern Africa ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern 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 — 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.