Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar
Myanmar: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,938 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 1,938 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar peaked at 2,512 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,311 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,311 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,358 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,424 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1,469 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,548 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1,591 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,657 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,699 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,774 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,851 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,907 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,986 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2,049 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,124 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,718 1000 No | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 2,230 1000 No | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 2,248 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,264 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,327 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,512 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2,496 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,901 1000 No | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 1,932 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,938 1000 No | +0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,938 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364.76 1000 No, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,938 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 509.15 1000 No, 3.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.8% | 1,718 1000 No | 2,230 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,568 1000 No | 1,311 1000 No | 1,851 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,137 1000 No | 1,718 1000 No | 2,512 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,067 1000 No | 1,901 1000 No | 2,496 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 151.41 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 4,052 1000 No compare
- 12 Japan 3,400 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 33.32 1000 No compare
- 13 Colombia 2,333 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 4.91 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 1.59 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 1,872 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 1,760 1000 No compare
- 17 Italy 1,698 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Myanmar was 1,938 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,512 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,311 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 — Male — 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.