Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 120,640 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 120,640 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 120,640 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92,643 1000 No, in 2000.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,643 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 93,164 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93,486 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93,737 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94,954 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 96,352 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 97,922 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 98,876 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99,965 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 101,147 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 101,589 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 103,670 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 104,812 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 107,434 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 107,274 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 107,135 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 107,738 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 108,461 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 109,302 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 110,249 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 114,425 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 116,970 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 120,479 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 120,640 1000 No | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,225 1000 No | 92,643 1000 No | 101,147 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,766 1000 No | 101,589 1000 No | 110,249 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,128 1000 No | 114,425 1000 No | 120,640 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 149,984 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 102,853 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 25,179 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 24,394 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 10,197 1000 No compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,104 1000 No compare
- 5 Ethiopia 20,630 1000 No compare
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- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate 0.849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.5486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 120,640 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 120,640 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,643 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 — Male — 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.