Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Asia
Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 617,209 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Asia is 617,209 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Asia peaked at 806,511 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 585,164 1000 No, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 798,881 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 803,471 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 806,511 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 803,074 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 786,190 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 771,757 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 753,558 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 741,007 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 733,569 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 721,474 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 711,463 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 692,519 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 676,229 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 656,688 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 638,922 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 624,550 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 615,274 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 604,795 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 592,572 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 585,164 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 593,076 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 595,207 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 612,828 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 617,209 1000 No | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 771,949 1000 No | 721,474 1000 No | 806,511 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 639,818 1000 No | 585,164 1000 No | 711,463 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 604,580 1000 No | 593,076 1000 No | 617,209 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 India 245,807 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 169,787 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 39,882 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20,885 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 37,027 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 0.2212 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5232 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Asia was 617,209 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 806,511 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 585,164 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.