FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in India

India: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 72.83 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
72.83 %
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
22nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
85.61 %
in 2000
All-time low
58.08 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in India, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 85.6 %2001: 75.8 %2002: 75 %2003: 73.9 %2004: 72.7 %2005: 69.3 %2006: 71.3 %2007: 70.7 %2008: 70.3 %2009: 69.7 %2010: 77.6 %2011: 66.7 %2012: 73.2 %2013: 63.2 %2014: 62 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 59.4 %2017: 58.1 %2018: 65.3 %2019: 65.5 %2020: 69.7 %2021: 71.2 %2022: 71.8 %2023: 72.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in India stood at 72.83 %.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in India peaked at 85.61 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.08 %, in 2017.

That places India 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in India, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in India, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 85.61 %
2001 75.78 % -11.5%
2002 74.98 % -1.1%
2003 73.88 % -1.5%
2004 72.66 % -1.7%
2005 69.31 % -4.6%
2006 71.33 % +2.9%
2007 70.67 % -0.9%
2008 70.35 % -0.5%
2009 69.65 % -1.0%
2010 77.57 % +11.4%
2011 66.69 % -14.0%
2012 73.22 % +9.8%
2013 63.24 % -13.6%
2014 61.98 % -2.0%
2015 60.82 % -1.9%
2016 59.4 % -2.3%
2017 58.08 % -2.2%
2018 65.29 % +12.4%
2019 65.49 % +0.3%
2020 69.71 % +6.4%
2021 71.16 % +2.1%
2022 71.78 % +0.9%
2023 72.83 % +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.42 % 69.31 % 85.61 % 10
2010s 65.18 % 58.08 % 77.57 % 10
2020s 71.37 % 69.71 % 72.83 % 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 19 Pakistan 75.34 % compare
  2. 20 Kenya 74.28 % compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia 74.02 % compare
  4. 23 Benin 72.46 % compare
  5. 24 Burkina Faso 71.7 % compare
  6. 25 Cabo Verde 15.25 % compare
  7. 25 Papua New Guinea 69.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in India?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in India was 72.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 85.61 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 58.08 % in 2017.
How does India rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
India ranks 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.