FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nepal
Nepal: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 56.99 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nepal stood at 56.99 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nepal peaked at 56.99 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.7 %, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.22 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.23 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 40.73 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 42.39 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.37 % | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 44.17 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 45.11 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.13 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 47.96 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 48.93 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.87 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.83 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.58 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 49.46 % | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 52.66 % | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 52.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.27 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.63 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.81 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.99 % | +7.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 56.99 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.08 %, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 56.99 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 39.49 %, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.51 % | 38.7 % | 45.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7 % | 46.13 % | 52.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.68 % | 52.27 % | 56.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.92 % compare
- 1 Gambia 68.11 % compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 58.13 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.69 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
- 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 55.98 % compare
- 7 Cambodia 55.63 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 50.65 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nepal?
- Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Nepal was 56.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 56.99 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7 % in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
- Nepal ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.