Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bhutan
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 51.3% against 21.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 48.8% | 24.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 42.0% | 27.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 28.6% | 37.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 22.2% | 32.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment), Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 51.3% against 21.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 30.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).