Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in World
World: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 210,712 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in World, 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 World is 210,712 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World peaked at 210,712 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 142,433 1000 No, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 142,433 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 143,082 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 144,130 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 145,240 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 146,559 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 151,340 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 154,125 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 159,698 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 162,475 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 165,395 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 171,235 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 173,462 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 181,375 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 183,600 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 185,442 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 187,258 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 189,419 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 191,363 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 194,763 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 191,677 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 186,272 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 194,536 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 205,907 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 210,712 1000 No | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151,448 1000 No | 142,433 1000 No | 165,395 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,959 1000 No | 171,235 1000 No | 194,763 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,357 1000 No | 186,272 1000 No | 210,712 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World was 210,712 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 210,712 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,433 1000 No in 2000.
- How does World rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.