Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 318,819 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 318,819 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Asia peaked at 318,819 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 263,609 1000 No, in 2018.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 287,071 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 288,909 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 289,970 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 289,740 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 290,920 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 291,726 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 290,938 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 289,397 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 289,533 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 286,766 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 285,070 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 278,738 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 271,619 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 271,630 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 270,881 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 269,616 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 269,076 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 266,392 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 263,609 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 267,681 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 286,495 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 296,431 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 302,862 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 318,819 1000 No | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 289,497 1000 No | 286,766 1000 No | 291,726 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,431 1000 No | 263,609 1000 No | 285,070 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 301,152 1000 No | 286,495 1000 No | 318,819 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern 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
- 5 Bangladesh 32,792 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 20,501 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 10.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Asia was 318,819 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 318,819 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,609 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Southern Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.
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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.