Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar
Myanmar: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,778 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1,778 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar peaked at 2,257 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,141 1000 No, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 16th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,141 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,196 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1,224 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,276 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,308 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,389 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,447 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,514 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,546 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,584 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,649 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,681 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,762 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,857 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1,707 1000 No | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 2,186 1000 No | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 2,111 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,034 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,187 1000 No | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2,257 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,129 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1,732 1000 No | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 1,754 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,778 1000 No | +1.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,778 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 382.77 1000 No, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,778 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 566.68 1000 No, 3.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.1% | 1,707 1000 No | 2,186 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,363 1000 No | 1,141 1000 No | 1,584 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,943 1000 No | 1,649 1000 No | 2,257 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,848 1000 No | 1,732 1000 No | 2,129 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar was 1,778 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: off-farm recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,141 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.