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Economically active population in agriculture, female (FAO, number) by country

Economically active female population in agriculture is that part of the economically active female population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.

Countries reporting
53
Highest
15.06 million FAO, number
Ethiopia
Lowest
11,000 FAO, number
Mauritius
Median
1.17 million FAO, number
Years covered
33
1980–2012
Data points
1,934

What the numbers show

Economically active population in agriculture, female (FAO, number) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 15.06 million FAO, number in Ethiopia; the lowest is 11,000 FAO, number in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.17 million FAO, number, and the mean is 2.04 million FAO, number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,369.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 40.9%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 31.2%).

Economically active population in agriculture, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 15.06 million FAO, number 2012 up 31.5% rising
2 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.80 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.7% rising
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.16 million FAO, number 2012 up 22.7% rising
4 Kenya 6.69 million FAO, number 2012 up 20.5% rising
5 Mozambique 5.90 million FAO, number 2012 up 23.5% rising
6 Uganda 5.75 million FAO, number 2012 up 29.9% rising
7 Nigeria 4.96 million FAO, number 2012 up 12.1% rising
8 Madagascar 4.13 million FAO, number 2012 up 40.0% rising
9 Burkina Faso 3.56 million FAO, number 2012 up 39.1% rising
10 Angola 3.42 million FAO, number 2012 up 38.9% rising
11 Malawi 3.10 million FAO, number 2012 up 33.4% rising
12 Sudan 2.94 million FAO, number 2012 up 28.2% rising
13 Ghana 2.82 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.7% rising
14 Egypt 2.67 million FAO, number 2012 up 8.9% rising
15 Rwanda 2.61 million FAO, number 2012 up 32.2% rising
16 Burundi 2.16 million FAO, number 2012 up 31.5% rising
17 Guinea 1.99 million FAO, number 2012 up 17.8% rising
18 Senegal 1.93 million FAO, number 2012 up 35.8% rising
19 Chad 1.74 million FAO, number 2012 up 30.0% rising
20 Algeria 1.69 million FAO, number 2012 up 14.0% rising
21 Cameroon 1.68 million FAO, number 2012 down 1.1% rising
22 Zimbabwe 1.67 million FAO, number 2012 down 4.8% rising
23 Niger 1.66 million FAO, number 2012 up 40.9% rising
24 Zambia 1.56 million FAO, number 2012 up 20.5% rising
25 Morocco 1.44 million FAO, number 2012 up 11.1% rising
26 Mali 1.18 million FAO, number 2012 up 27.2% rising
27 Somalia 1.17 million FAO, number 2012 up 20.9% rising
28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.01 million FAO, number 2012 down 4.7% rising
29 Sierra Leone 844,000 FAO, number 2012 up 27.9% rising
30 Eritrea 710,000 FAO, number 2012 up 35.2% rising
31 Benin 662,000 FAO, number 2012 up 10.5% rising
32 Central African Republic 633,000 FAO, number 2012 up 5.0% rising
33 Togo 553,000 FAO, number 2012 up 21.5% rising
34 Mauritania 431,000 FAO, number 2012 up 40.8% rising
35 Liberia 417,000 FAO, number 2012 up 26.0% rising
36 Gambia 345,000 FAO, number 2012 up 36.9% rising
37 South Africa 326,000 FAO, number 2012 down 25.2% falling
38 Congo 294,000 FAO, number 2012 unchanged rising
39 Tunisia 264,000 FAO, number 2012 down 0.4% rising
40 Lesotho 240,000 FAO, number 2012 up 1.3% rising
41 Guinea-Bissau 211,000 FAO, number 2012 up 16.6% rising
42 Botswana 186,000 FAO, number 2012 up 23.2% rising
43 Djibouti 138,000 FAO, number 2012 up 22.1% rising
44 Comoros 122,000 FAO, number 2012 up 32.6% rising
45 Namibia 117,000 FAO, number 2012 up 0.9% rising
46 Gabon 88,000 FAO, number 2012 down 11.1% falling
47 Equatorial Guinea 78,000 FAO, number 2012 up 25.8% rising
48 Eswatini 73,000 FAO, number 2012 down 14.1% flat
49 Libya 47,000 FAO, number 2012 down 23.0% falling
50 Sao Tome and Principe 17,000 FAO, number 2012 up 30.8% rising
51 Seychelles 15,000 FAO, number 2012 up 7.1% rising
52 Cape Verde 12,000 FAO, number 2012 down 7.7% falling
53 Mauritius 11,000 FAO, number 2012 down 31.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Economically active population in agriculture, female (FAO, number)
Unit
FAO, number
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
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Economically active female population in agriculture is that part of the economically active female population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.