Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 63.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 63.7 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Rwanda peaked at 87.21 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.12 %, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 11th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.21 % | — |
| 2001 | 86.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 84.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.51 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 82 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 80.29 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 78.52 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 76.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 74.65 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 72.75 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 70.55 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 68.26 % | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 67.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.87 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.44 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 64.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.49 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.34 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 50.12 % | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 62.32 % | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 67.47 % | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 66.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.7 % | -4.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 63.7 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.22 %, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 63.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.86 % | 74.65 % | 87.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.51 % | 50.12 % | 72.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.05 % | 62.32 % | 67.47 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 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
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 % compare
- 12 Mali 63.45 % compare
- 12 Caribbean 11.72 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 6.84 % compare
- 13 Tajikistan 63.06 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 3.93 % compare
- 14 Zambia 62.03 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Rwanda?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Rwanda was 63.7 % 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 87.21 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.12 % in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.