Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture by country
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...
Countries reporting
152
Highest
95,823 1000 No
India
Lowest
0.08 1000 No
United States Virgin Islands
Median
149.3 1000 No
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,373
What the numbers show
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 95,823 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.08 1000 No in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 149.3 1000 No, and the mean is 2,317 1000 No.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 575.0%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 69.1%).
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 95,823 1000 No | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 66,934 1000 No | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 19,324 1000 No | 2023 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 14,702 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,781 1000 No | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 12,633 1000 No | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,304 1000 No | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 11,746 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 7,147 1000 No | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 11,463 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,748 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 7,287 1000 No | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 5,750 1000 No | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,125 1000 No | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 5,634 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 824.22 1000 No | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 5,222 1000 No | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 752.27 1000 No | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 5,037 1000 No | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 543.97 1000 No | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 3,648 1000 No | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 133.48 1000 No | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 3,150 1000 No | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 14 | Polynesia | 5.86 1000 No | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 2,937 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 15 | Micronesia | 1.89 1000 No | 2023 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Burundi | 2,799 1000 No | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2,284 1000 No | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 2,002 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 1,928 1000 No | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cambodia | 1,836 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 1,825 1000 No | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1,820 1000 No | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 1,773 1000 No | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 1,754 1000 No | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 24 | Caribbean | 867.6 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 1,454 1000 No | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 26 | Rwanda | 1,392 1000 No | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 1,151 1000 No | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 1,117 1000 No | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 1,062 1000 No | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 1,019 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 30 | Cabo Verde | 4.5 1000 No | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 943.32 1000 No | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 930.48 1000 No | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 827.35 1000 No | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 34 | Japan | 740.32 1000 No | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 678.54 1000 No | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 667.5 1000 No | 2023 | up 124.8% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 615.5 1000 No | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 599.16 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 598.77 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 581.2 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 41 | Liberia | 537.18 1000 No | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 42 | Togo | 535.38 1000 No | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 531.51 1000 No | 2023 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 446.97 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Eritrea | 438.67 1000 No | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 373.64 1000 No | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 47 | Congo | 365.33 1000 No | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 326.52 1000 No | 2023 | down 47.4% | rising |
| 49 | Georgia | 316.45 1000 No | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 50 | Romania | 312.75 1000 No | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 308.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 52 | Somalia | 267.52 1000 No | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 266.61 1000 No | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 54 | Serbia | 256.91 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 55 | France | 229.77 1000 No | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 228.76 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 57 | Italy | 221.52 1000 No | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 197.73 1000 No | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 59 | Armenia | 187.29 1000 No | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 60 | Yemen | 178.44 1000 No | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 173.17 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 169.87 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 63 | Spain | 169.41 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 64 | Belarus | 159.59 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 65 | Australia and New Zealand | 156.11 1000 No | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 155.9 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 153.96 1000 No | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 144.64 1000 No | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 69 | Gambia | 141.21 1000 No | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 130.41 1000 No | 2023 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 71 | Chile | 123.44 1000 No | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 115.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritania | 102.36 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 74 | Australia | 98.95 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 75 | Namibia | 94.92 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 91.98 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 88.83 1000 No | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 82.94 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 79 | Bhutan | 81.43 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 76.03 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 70.51 1000 No | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 68.33 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 63.74 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 84 | Lesotho | 63.15 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 85 | Jamaica | 60.02 1000 No | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 59.2 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 87 | Hungary | 58.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 55.66 1000 No | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 54.84 1000 No | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 90 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 54.64 1000 No | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 47.4 1000 No | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Fiji | 44.17 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 93 | Comoros | 41.54 1000 No | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 94 | Czechia | 40.6 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 95 | Switzerland | 33.19 1000 No | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 29.47 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Botswana | 29.27 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 27.03 1000 No | 2023 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 25.03 1000 No | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 100 | Lithuania | 24.15 1000 No | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 23.1 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 102 | Finland | 22.21 1000 No | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 21.14 1000 No | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 104 | Sweden | 20.62 1000 No | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 19.38 1000 No | 2023 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 106 | Belgium | 16.25 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 107 | Slovenia | 15.48 1000 No | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 108 | Ireland | 15.46 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 109 | Norway | 15.1 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 14.54 1000 No | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 111 | Eswatini | 14.32 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 112 | Denmark | 14.13 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 113 | Palestine, State of | 9.63 1000 No | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 114 | Guyana | 8.28 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 115 | Mauritius | 8.25 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 116 | Israel | 7.74 1000 No | 2023 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 117 | Lebanon | 6.39 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 5.84 1000 No | 2023 | up 374.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 5.43 1000 No | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 120 | Estonia | 4.07 1000 No | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 121 | Samoa | 3.3 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 122 | Cyprus | 2.92 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 2.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 123 | Tonga | 2.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 125 | Iceland | 2.06 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Jordan | 1.84 1000 No | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 1.26 1000 No | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 128 | Singapore | 1.01 1000 No | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 0.98 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.96 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.87 1000 No | 2023 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 133 | New Caledonia | 0.62 1000 No | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 134 | Grenada | 0.47 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 135 | French Polynesia | 0.4 1000 No | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 136 | Malta | 0.39 1000 No | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 137 | Guam | 0.23 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 138 | Seychelles | 0.22 1000 No | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 139 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.08 1000 No | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 373,231 1000 No
- Asia 245,681 1000 No
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 134,376 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 109,436 1000 No
- Southern Asia 129,548 1000 No
- Middle Africa 20,314 1000 No
- Africa 110,938 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 108,588 1000 No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 81,457 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 73,178 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 58,315 1000 No
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2,181 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 49,290 1000 No
- South-eastern Asia 36,394 1000 No
- Western Africa 29,449 1000 No
- Americas 9,752 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8,905 1000 No
- South America 6,167 1000 No
- Europe 5,872 1000 No
- Western Asia 3,899 1000 No
- Chagai 0.4 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 3,823 1000 No
- Central Asia 2,661 1000 No
- European Union (27) 2,404 1000 No
- Northern Africa 2,350 1000 No
- Central America 1,871 1000 No
- Southern Europe 1,281 1000 No
- Oceania 988.08 1000 No
- Northern America 846.51 1000 No
- United States of America 763.58 1000 No
- Western Europe 559.54 1000 No
- Southern Africa 509.74 1000 No
- Northern Europe 208.76 1000 No
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.