Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in World
World: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 804,339 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
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
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in World stood at 804,339 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in World peaked at 833,733 1000 No in 2004 and was at its lowest, 783,748 1000 No, in 2019.
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 falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 820,169 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 824,740 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 829,845 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 833,594 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 833,733 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 830,029 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 828,473 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 824,527 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 823,931 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 822,077 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 819,500 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 812,585 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 806,427 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 803,145 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 796,250 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 791,846 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 792,410 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 790,354 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 786,990 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 783,748 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 786,929 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 791,380 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 803,055 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 804,339 1000 No | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 827,112 1000 No | 820,169 1000 No | 833,733 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,326 1000 No | 783,748 1000 No | 819,500 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 796,426 1000 No | 786,929 1000 No | 804,339 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 214,142 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 115,092 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 42,408 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 35,719 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 12,651 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 804,339 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 833,733 1000 No in 2004.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 783,748 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 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Male — 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.