Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Singapore
Singapore: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 1.01 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 1.01 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Singapore peaked at 1.58 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.79 1000 No, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 128th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Singapore, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.81 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.83 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.85 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.97 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.98 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.16 1000 No | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.21 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.41 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.46 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.56 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.58 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.12 1000 No | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 1000 No | -9.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.01 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.68 1000 No, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.01 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.89 1000 No, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -29.1% | 1.58 1000 No | 1.12 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.909 1000 No | 0.79 1000 No | 1.07 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 1000 No | 1.16 1000 No | 1.54 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 1000 No | 1.01 1000 No | 1.58 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 125 Iceland 2.06 1000 No compare
- 126 Jordan 1.84 1000 No compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 1.26 1000 No compare
- 129 Luxembourg 0.98 1000 No compare
- 130 United Arab Emirates 0.96 1000 No compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Singapore
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 24.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Singapore?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Singapore was 1.01 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Singapore ranks 128th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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 — Female — 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.