Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western Asia
Western Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 3,899 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western 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 Western Asia is 3,899 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Asia peaked at 6,334 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,899 1000 No, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,320 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 6,334 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,106 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 5,862 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4,992 1000 No | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 4,703 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 4,569 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 4,393 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4,369 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,272 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4,418 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,543 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4,452 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,464 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,401 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,356 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4,328 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,370 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4,292 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,126 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3,956 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 4,062 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4,060 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,899 1000 No | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,192 1000 No | 4,272 1000 No | 6,334 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,375 1000 No | 4,126 1000 No | 4,543 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,994 1000 No | 3,899 1000 No | 4,062 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 13 Angola 3,648 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 133.48 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 3,150 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 5.86 1000 No compare
- 15 Philippines 2,937 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.89 1000 No compare
- 16 Burundi 2,799 1000 No compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 2,284 1000 No compare
- 18 Mali 2,002 1000 No compare
- 19 Zambia 1,928 1000 No compare
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- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 0.8829 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Asia was 3,899 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,334 1000 No in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,899 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.