Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 94,446 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 94,446 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Southern Asia peaked at 94,446 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67,720 1000 No, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 30 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,720 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 68,434 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 69,288 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 69,970 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 71,465 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 72,842 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 76,126 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 76,907 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 76,920 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78,123 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 78,446 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78,012 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 77,258 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 79,659 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 80,295 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81,706 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 82,705 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 83,820 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 84,005 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87,493 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 84,649 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 87,500 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 88,787 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 94,446 1000 No | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,779 1000 No | 67,720 1000 No | 78,123 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,340 1000 No | 77,258 1000 No | 87,493 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,846 1000 No | 84,649 1000 No | 94,446 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 India 64,158 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 17,229 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 13,270 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 3,565 1000 No compare
- 4 China, mainland 12,238 1000 No compare
- 5 Bangladesh 12,136 1000 No compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,971 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
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- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 10.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Southern Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Southern Asia was 94,446 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94,446 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,720 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.