Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Asia
Western Asia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 7,736 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western 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 Western Asia is 7,736 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia peaked at 8,291 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,893 1000 No, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,893 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 5,989 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,911 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5,961 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6,200 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6,347 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6,576 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6,561 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,515 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,599 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 6,735 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6,858 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6,914 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,139 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,273 1000 No | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 7,433 1000 No | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 7,539 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7,586 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,955 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 8,026 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,434 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 8,172 1000 No | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 8,291 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7,736 1000 No | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,255 1000 No | 5,893 1000 No | 6,599 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,446 1000 No | 6,735 1000 No | 8,273 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,908 1000 No | 7,434 1000 No | 8,291 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Asia was 7,736 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,291 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,893 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.