Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 58.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 58.99 %.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Eritrea peaked at 60.04 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54 %, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 54.33 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.32 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.68 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.35 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.61 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.52 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.17 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 57.11 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.14 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 55.97 % | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 59.3 % | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 58.01 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.88 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 58.02 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 57.56 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.13 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.04 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.42 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.99 % | -0.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 58.99 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.22 %, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 58.99 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.13 % | 54 % | 58.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.07 % | 55.97 % | 59.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4 % | 58.99 % | 60.04 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 13 Tajikistan 63.06 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 3.93 % compare
- 14 Zambia 62.03 % compare
- 15 India 61.94 % compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 56.53 % compare
- 18 Angola 56.52 % compare
- 19 Kenya 54.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Eritrea?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Eritrea was 58.99 % 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.04 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 % in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Eritrea ranks 16th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 — Female — 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.