FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 72.29 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
72.29 %
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
83.26 %
in 2000
All-time low
60.3 %
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 83.3 %2001: 75 %2002: 73.8 %2003: 72.3 %2004: 71.2 %2005: 68.3 %2006: 70.7 %2007: 69.2 %2008: 69.3 %2009: 68.4 %2010: 75.8 %2011: 66.1 %2012: 70.1 %2013: 64.6 %2014: 62.8 %2015: 62 %2016: 61 %2017: 60.3 %2018: 64.7 %2019: 65.2 %2020: 68.4 %2021: 70.3 %2022: 70.5 %2023: 72.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Asia is 72.29 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Asia peaked at 83.26 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.3 %, in 2017.

That places Southern Asia 8th out of 31 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 83.26 %
2001 75.01 % -9.9%
2002 73.79 % -1.6%
2003 72.35 % -2.0%
2004 71.23 % -1.5%
2005 68.32 % -4.1%
2006 70.72 % +3.5%
2007 69.19 % -2.2%
2008 69.27 % +0.1%
2009 68.38 % -1.3%
2010 75.85 % +10.9%
2011 66.1 % -12.9%
2012 70.1 % +6.1%
2013 64.63 % -7.8%
2014 62.84 % -2.8%
2015 62.03 % -1.3%
2016 60.95 % -1.7%
2017 60.3 % -1.1%
2018 64.71 % +7.3%
2019 65.22 % +0.8%
2020 68.39 % +4.9%
2021 70.3 % +2.8%
2022 70.54 % +0.3%
2023 72.29 % +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.15 % 68.32 % 83.26 % 10
2010s 65.27 % 60.3 % 75.85 % 10
2020s 70.38 % 68.39 % 72.29 % 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.52 % compare
  2. 5 Mali 89.62 % compare
  3. 6 Guinea-Bissau 88.32 % compare
  4. 6 Timor-Leste 68.97 % compare
  5. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 65.08 % compare
  6. 7 Madagascar 87.4 % compare
  7. 8 Sierra Leone 86.45 % compare
  8. 8 Melanesia 62.94 % compare
  9. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58.03 % compare
  10. 9 Uganda 82.93 % compare
  11. 10 Nigeria 81.83 % compare
  12. 10 Viet Nam 47.15 % compare
  13. 11 Zimbabwe 81.58 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Southern Asia was 72.29 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 83.26 % in 2000.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 60.3 % in 2017.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.