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

Portugal: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 16.72 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.72 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
87th
of 137 countries
All-time high
32.77 %
in 2001
All-time low
15.11 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 32.3 %2001: 32.8 %2002: 31.2 %2003: 31.6 %2004: 30.6 %2005: 30.5 %2006: 30 %2007: 30.1 %2008: 25.9 %2009: 24.4 %2010: 24.4 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 22.9 %2013: 22 %2014: 19.6 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 18 %2017: 18.3 %2018: 17.9 %2019: 17.5 %2020: 16.6 %2021: 15.1 %2022: 16 %2023: 16.7 %

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 Portugal stood at 16.72 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Portugal peaked at 32.77 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.11 %, in 2021.

That places Portugal 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Portugal, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 32.27 %
2001 32.77 % +1.5%
2002 31.18 % -4.9%
2003 31.65 % +1.5%
2004 30.58 % -3.4%
2005 30.47 % -0.4%
2006 29.98 % -1.6%
2007 30.12 % +0.5%
2008 25.89 % -14.0%
2009 24.42 % -5.7%
2010 24.35 % -0.3%
2011 22.28 % -8.5%
2012 22.85 % +2.6%
2013 22.01 % -3.7%
2014 19.56 % -11.1%
2015 18.49 % -5.5%
2016 17.99 % -2.7%
2017 18.32 % +1.8%
2018 17.91 % -2.2%
2019 17.53 % -2.1%
2020 16.65 % -5.0%
2021 15.11 % -9.2%
2022 16.01 % +6.0%
2023 16.72 % +4.4%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 16.72 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.82 %, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 16.72 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.24 %, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.93 % 24.42 % 32.77 % 10
2010s 20.13 % 17.53 % 24.35 % 10
2020s 16.12 % 15.11 % 16.72 % 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 84 Spain 17.07 % compare
  2. 85 Latvia 17.03 % compare
  3. 86 Uruguay 16.92 % compare
  4. 88 Mauritius 16.7 % compare
  5. 89 South Africa 16.3 % compare
  6. 90 Italy 15.76 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Portugal?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Portugal was 16.72 % 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 32.77 % in 2001.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 15.11 % in 2021.
How does Portugal rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Portugal ranks 87th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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Indicator
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.