Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in World
World: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 250,926 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in World, 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 World is 250,926 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World peaked at 250,926 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 186,199 1000 No, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 186,199 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 186,789 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 189,746 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 193,938 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 200,592 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 202,793 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 208,078 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 210,923 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 212,299 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 215,041 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 216,944 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 218,068 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 218,796 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 222,174 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 224,923 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 228,028 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 231,245 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 234,218 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 237,070 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 241,274 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 235,507 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 242,496 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 247,326 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 250,926 1000 No | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200,640 1000 No | 186,199 1000 No | 215,041 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,274 1000 No | 216,944 1000 No | 241,274 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 244,064 1000 No | 235,507 1000 No | 250,926 1000 No | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in World was 250,926 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 250,926 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,199 1000 No in 2000.
- How does World rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.