Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Asia
Western Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 2,958 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 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: off-farm in Western Asia is 2,958 1000 No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia peaked at 3,014 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,569 1000 No, in 2004.
Western Asia ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,747 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,762 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,720 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,765 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,569 1000 No | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 1,667 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1,766 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,857 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,917 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2,004 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,164 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2,210 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,303 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2,428 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2,487 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,553 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,626 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,647 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,736 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2,808 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,600 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 2,736 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3,014 1000 No | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 2,958 1000 No | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,777 1000 No | 1,569 1000 No | 2,004 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,496 1000 No | 2,164 1000 No | 2,808 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,827 1000 No | 2,600 1000 No | 3,014 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia was 2,958 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,014 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,569 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Western Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: 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.