Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 2,355 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 2,355 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Europe peaked at 3,416 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,355 1000 No, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,416 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,402 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,282 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,206 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3,041 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 3,010 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,932 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,818 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,735 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2,708 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,655 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,560 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,558 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,517 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,502 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,499 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,536 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,562 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,496 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,539 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,404 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,462 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,458 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,355 1000 No | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,055 1000 No | 2,708 1000 No | 3,416 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,542 1000 No | 2,496 1000 No | 2,655 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,420 1000 No | 2,355 1000 No | 2,462 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Europe?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Southern Europe was 2,355 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,416 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,355 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.