Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 68.91 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 68.91 %.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar peaked at 83.26 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 57.26 %, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 7th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.03 % | — |
| 2001 | 80.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.79 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 83.26 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.48 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.38 % | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 78.05 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 74.92 % | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 73.59 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 71.35 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 68.87 % | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 66.58 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 57.26 % | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 60.55 % | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 73.65 % | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 62.61 % | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 61.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.71 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 59.68 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.04 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.98 % | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 68.91 % | -1.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 68.91 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.22 %, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 68.91 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.89 % | 73.59 % | 83.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3 % | 57.26 % | 73.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 % | 60.04 % | 69.98 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 4 Bangladesh 74.15 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 73.42 % compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 49.19 % compare
- 6 Uganda 71.76 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 39.51 % compare
- 8 Pakistan 68.2 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.71 % compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 67.23 % compare
- 10 Viet Nam 26.4 % compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 64.64 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Madagascar was 68.91 % 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.26 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.26 % in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Madagascar 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 Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.