Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 51.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe stood at 51.32 %.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 56.08 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50.07 %, in 2021.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.12 % | — |
| 2001 | 54.51 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 54.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.69 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 54.58 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 56.08 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 55.69 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.99 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 54.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.77 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 52.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.42 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 51.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 50.07 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 50.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.32 % | +2.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51.32 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.92 %, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51.32 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.24 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.54 % | 52.12 % | 56.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.87 % | 51.42 % | 55.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7 % | 50.07 % | 51.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Sao Tome and Principe was 51.32 % 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.08 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.07 % in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.