Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 46.6 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa stood at 46.6 %.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa peaked at 47.52 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.14 %, in 2005.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.38 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.14 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.08 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.24 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.49 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.87 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.71 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.6 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.16 % | 46.14 % | 47.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.89 % | 46.6 % | 47.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.64 % | 46.5 % | 46.76 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Middle Africa was 46.6 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.52 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.14 % in 2005.
- How does Middle Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Middle Africa ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle 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.