Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 82.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.77 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
83.22 %
in 2022
All-time low
74.57 %
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 77 %2001: 78 %2002: 79.2 %2003: 78 %2004: 77.3 %2005: 76.2 %2006: 76.4 %2007: 74.6 %2008: 75.5 %2009: 74.9 %2010: 75 %2011: 75.2 %2012: 75.9 %2013: 75.1 %2014: 74.9 %2015: 75.5 %2016: 75.1 %2017: 75.9 %2018: 80.1 %2019: 81.6 %2020: 82.3 %2021: 82.1 %2022: 83.2 %2023: 82.8 %

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 82.77 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa peaked at 83.22 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.57 %, in 2007.

That places Northern Africa 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for 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 in Northern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 76.95 %
2001 77.95 % +1.3%
2002 79.23 % +1.6%
2003 77.99 % -1.6%
2004 77.31 % -0.9%
2005 76.21 % -1.4%
2006 76.39 % +0.2%
2007 74.57 % -2.4%
2008 75.53 % +1.3%
2009 74.94 % -0.8%
2010 75 % +0.1%
2011 75.23 % +0.3%
2012 75.91 % +0.9%
2013 75.09 % -1.1%
2014 74.89 % -0.3%
2015 75.49 % +0.8%
2016 75.14 % -0.5%
2017 75.88 % +1.0%
2018 80.06 % +5.5%
2019 81.58 % +1.9%
2020 82.32 % +0.9%
2021 82.11 % -0.3%
2022 83.22 % +1.4%
2023 82.77 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.71 % 74.57 % 79.23 % 10
2010s 76.43 % 74.89 % 81.58 % 10
2020s 82.6 % 82.11 % 83.22 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Northern Africa was 82.77 % 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 83.22 % in 2022.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 74.57 % in 2007.
How does Northern Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Northern Africa ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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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Indicator
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
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.