Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in World
World: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 583,942 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 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: total — value in World is 583,942 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in World peaked at 583,942 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 521,931 1000 No, in 2019.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 545,646 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 549,834 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 555,203 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 557,851 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 552,899 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 553,462 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 547,607 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 548,921 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 547,859 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 545,212 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 546,541 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 541,388 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 540,919 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 535,892 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 530,488 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 527,886 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 527,515 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 525,476 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 524,327 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 521,931 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 522,258 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 543,693 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 570,778 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 583,942 1000 No | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 550,449 1000 No | 545,212 1000 No | 557,851 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 532,236 1000 No | 521,931 1000 No | 546,541 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 555,168 1000 No | 522,258 1000 No | 583,942 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 112,671 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 104,159 1000 No compare
- 3 Nigeria 37,677 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 33,780 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,984 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in World?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in World was 583,942 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: total — value recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 583,942 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 521,931 1000 No in 2019.
- How does World rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Total — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.