Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems by country
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...
Countries reporting
137
Highest
64,158 1000 No
India
Lowest
1.05 1000 No
Tonga
Median
260.07 1000 No
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,931
What the numbers show
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 64,158 1000 No in India; the lowest is 1.05 1000 No in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 260.07 1000 No, and the mean is 1,610 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61,103.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 4,810.0%), and the largest decrease in Polynesia (down 68.1%).
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 64,158 1000 No | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 17,229 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 13,270 1000 No | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 3,565 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 12,238 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 12,136 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,971 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 11,326 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,454 1000 No | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 7,718 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 5,353 1000 No | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 887.42 1000 No | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 4,972 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 599.01 1000 No | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 4,110 1000 No | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 280.66 1000 No | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 4,052 1000 No | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 151.41 1000 No | 2023 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 3,400 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 33.32 1000 No | 2023 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 2,333 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Micronesia | 4.91 1000 No | 2023 | up 4,810.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1,938 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 14 | Polynesia | 1.59 1000 No | 2023 | down 68.1% | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 1,872 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 1,760 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 17 | Italy | 1,698 1000 No | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 18 | Peru | 1,689 1000 No | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1,592 1000 No | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 1,537 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 1,520 1000 No | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 1,499 1000 No | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 23 | France | 1,389 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 24 | Ukraine | 1,277 1000 No | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Sudan | 1,269 1000 No | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,217 1000 No | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 993.28 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 991.53 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 972.87 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 963.53 1000 No | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 30 | Cabo Verde | 7.22 1000 No | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 949.06 1000 No | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 927.09 1000 No | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 924.76 1000 No | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 853.8 1000 No | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 838.21 1000 No | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 794.58 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 755.9 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 742.19 1000 No | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 733.54 1000 No | 2023 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 40 | Angola | 657.33 1000 No | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 637.83 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Mozambique | 528.65 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 527.38 1000 No | 2023 | up 240.3% | rising |
| 44 | Zambia | 511.29 1000 No | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 475.76 1000 No | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 447.38 1000 No | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 446.56 1000 No | 2023 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 431.16 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 421.53 1000 No | 2023 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 416 1000 No | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 411.81 1000 No | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Benin | 404.53 1000 No | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 53 | Chad | 402.04 1000 No | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 400.93 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 386.74 1000 No | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 370.51 1000 No | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 359.02 1000 No | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 58 | Portugal | 313.3 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 59 | Belarus | 287.04 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 276.1 1000 No | 2023 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 272.93 1000 No | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 62 | Burundi | 263.23 1000 No | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 260.07 1000 No | 2023 | up 47.4% | flat |
| 64 | Hungary | 256.08 1000 No | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 65 | Togo | 251.22 1000 No | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 246.14 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 67 | Czechia | 244.11 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 241.34 1000 No | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 69 | Austria | 218.32 1000 No | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 196.27 1000 No | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 195.71 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 195.38 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 180.49 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 178.57 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 177.04 1000 No | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sweden | 172.37 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 77 | Israel | 159.56 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 147.83 1000 No | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 142.3 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 80 | Uruguay | 120.23 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 81 | Albania | 119.4 1000 No | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 82 | Denmark | 118.72 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 83 | Jamaica | 112.97 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritania | 112.92 1000 No | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine, State of | 110.69 1000 No | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 107.07 1000 No | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 87 | Finland | 104.96 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 88 | Croatia | 104.36 1000 No | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 89 | Norway | 102.27 1000 No | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 90 | Georgia | 101.42 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 91 | Somalia | 87.81 1000 No | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 87.63 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 93 | Slovakia | 84.59 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 94 | Liberia | 82.24 1000 No | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 95 | Mongolia | 78.7 1000 No | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Lithuania | 73.72 1000 No | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 64.7 1000 No | 2022 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 56.91 1000 No | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 55.67 1000 No | 2023 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 100 | Congo | 55.26 1000 No | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 53.74 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 51.83 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 103 | Slovenia | 49.93 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 104 | Fiji | 47.38 1000 No | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 42.24 1000 No | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.38 1000 No | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 107 | Botswana | 38.28 1000 No | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 36.51 1000 No | 2022 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritius | 35.41 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 110 | Estonia | 31.54 1000 No | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 111 | Eswatini | 28.42 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 27.14 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bhutan | 23.33 1000 No | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 114 | Maldives | 23.12 1000 No | 2019 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 115 | Malta | 18.29 1000 No | 2023 | up 72.2% | falling |
| 116 | Iceland | 13.63 1000 No | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 117 | Comoros | 13.21 1000 No | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.21 1000 No | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 119 | Samoa | 5.52 1000 No | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 5.37 1000 No | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 4.56 1000 No | 2022 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 4.56 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 123 | Seychelles | 2.38 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 124 | Grenada | 1.74 1000 No | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 1.39 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Tonga | 1.05 1000 No | 2023 | down 20.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 250,926 1000 No
- Asia 157,576 1000 No
- Southern Asia 94,446 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 29,179 1000 No
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 56,301 1000 No
- Africa 39,041 1000 No
- Middle Africa 3,049 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 34,790 1000 No
- Americas 34,480 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31,100 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,133 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 24,311 1000 No
- Europe 18,550 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 17,478 1000 No
- Western Africa 16,805 1000 No
- South America 16,126 1000 No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13,783 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13,422 1000 No
- European Union (27) 10,936 1000 No
- Northern America 10,169 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 10,169 1000 No
- United States of America 8,649 1000 No
- Northern Africa 7,941 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 7,819 1000 No
- Western Asia 7,736 1000 No
- Central America 7,609 1000 No
- Southern Europe 4,677 1000 No
- Western Europe 4,024 1000 No
- Central Asia 3,127 1000 No
- Northern Europe 2,030 1000 No
- Oceania 1,279 1000 No
- Southern Africa 1,078 1000 No
- Caribbean 576.17 1000 No
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.