Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Japan
Japan: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 7,426 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Japan, 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 Japan is 7,426 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Japan peaked at 8,723 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,426 1000 No, in 2023.
Japan ranks 11th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,723 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 8,408 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 7,957 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 8,518 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 8,521 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,353 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 8,299 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8,415 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,130 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8,419 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 8,402 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,145 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 8,050 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8,159 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8,175 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,148 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8,181 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,087 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,233 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8,152 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7,789 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 7,491 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 7,510 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7,426 1000 No | -1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7,426 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 282.28 1000 No, 26.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7,426 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117.92 1000 No, 63.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,374 1000 No | 7,957 1000 No | 8,723 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,173 1000 No | 8,050 1000 No | 8,402 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,554 1000 No | 7,426 1000 No | 7,789 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,780 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 10,269 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,614 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 9,233 1000 No compare
- 10 Philippines 9,174 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 769.49 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 398.54 1000 No compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,871 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 87.02 1000 No compare
- 13 Egypt 4,431 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 12.3 1000 No compare
- 14 Colombia 4,360 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 7.29 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Japan?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Japan was 7,426 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,723 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,426 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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 — 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.