Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 129,548 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 129,548 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 9.8% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Asia peaked at 129,548 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,976 1000 No, in 2013.
Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93,931 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 95,161 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 96,203 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 97,097 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 98,588 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 99,614 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98,478 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 97,128 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 96,110 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 94,564 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 93,641 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 90,134 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 86,216 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 85,976 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 86,381 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87,087 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87,632 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87,094 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86,588 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 92,495 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 99,882 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 110,546 1000 No | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 118,024 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 129,548 1000 No | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,687 1000 No | 93,931 1000 No | 99,614 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,324 1000 No | 85,976 1000 No | 93,641 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,500 1000 No | 99,882 1000 No | 129,548 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 India 95,823 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 66,934 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 19,324 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,781 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 14,702 1000 No compare
- 5 Nigeria 12,633 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,304 1000 No compare
- 6 Pakistan 11,746 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,147 1000 No compare
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- 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)
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- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % 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 129,548 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 129,548 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 85,976 1000 No in 2013.
- How does Southern Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd 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 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.