Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western Asia
Western Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 8,396 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 8,396 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Asia peaked at 9,509 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,461 1000 No, in 2009.
Western Asia ranks 18th 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 | 9,499 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 9,509 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8,960 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 8,688 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 8,194 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 7,815 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7,693 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,634 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,498 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7,461 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,739 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,192 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 8,242 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,263 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8,352 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,260 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8,277 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,440 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8,274 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,244 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8,151 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,149 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,337 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8,396 1000 No | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,295 1000 No | 7,461 1000 No | 9,509 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,228 1000 No | 7,739 1000 No | 8,440 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,258 1000 No | 8,149 1000 No | 8,396 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
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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 8,396 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 9,509 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 7,461 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Western Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Western Asia ranks 18th 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 up 1.6%. 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 — 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.