Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt
Egypt: Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Egypt 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -42.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt?
- Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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