Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda
Uganda: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 60.51 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda stood at 60.51 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda peaked at 78.26 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.21 %, in 2019.
Uganda ranks 7th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.95 % | — |
| 2001 | 56.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.19 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.77 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 59.27 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 60.35 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.69 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 63.13 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 64.57 % | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 55.28 % | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 56.28 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 60.7 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 78.26 % | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 64.09 % | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 73.31 % | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 74.14 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 66.13 % | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 68.42 % | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 53.21 % | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 66.49 % | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 59.49 % | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 61.02 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.51 % | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 60.51 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.49 %, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 60.51 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.78 %, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +28.9% | 60.7 % | 78.26 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.29 % | 56.19 % | 64.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.98 % | 53.21 % | 78.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.88 % | 59.49 % | 66.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51 % compare
- 4 Ethiopia 69.22 % compare
- 5 Mozambique 63.89 % compare
- 6 Mali 61.28 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 47.72 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 36.04 % compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 57.57 % compare
- 8 Caribbean 24.27 % compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 54.72 % compare
- 9 Viet Nam 27.54 % compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.18 % compare
- 10 Eritrea 53.98 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Uganda was 60.51 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.26 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.21 % in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.