Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 81.68 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 81.68 %.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Mozambique peaked at 91.03 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.74 %, in 2019.
That places Mozambique 2nd out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.03 % | — |
| 2001 | 90.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.13 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.03 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.38 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.27 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.49 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.66 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 83.95 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.03 % | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 74.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.74 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.12 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.51 % | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 81.68 % | -1.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 81.68 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.22 %, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 81.68 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.03 % | 86.8 % | 91.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.13 % | 73.74 % | 86.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.51 % | 74.74 % | 82.51 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Burundi 92.8 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.33 % compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 68.35 % compare
- 3 Chad 74.28 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 67.23 % compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.15 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 73.42 % compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (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 Mozambique?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Mozambique was 81.68 % 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 91.03 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.74 % in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.