Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Europe
Western Europe: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 2,894 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Europe, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Europe stood at 2,894 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Europe peaked at 3,849 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,616 1000 No, in 2021.
Western Europe ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, 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: Off-farm in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,676 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,659 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,627 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3,490 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3,460 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,630 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 3,726 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,849 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3,143 1000 No | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 3,086 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,058 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3,060 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,015 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,999 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,019 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,065 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,005 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,026 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,023 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,004 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,658 1000 No | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 2,616 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,904 1000 No | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 2,894 1000 No | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,535 1000 No | 3,086 1000 No | 3,849 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,027 1000 No | 2,999 1000 No | 3,065 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,768 1000 No | 2,616 1000 No | 2,904 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More agriculture & rural data for Western Europe
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -12.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -9.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -14.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.6512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Europe?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Europe was 2,894 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,849 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,616 1000 No in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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: 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.