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

Southern Asia: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 34.6 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.6 %
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
27th
of 31 groups
All-time high
34.6 %
in 2023
All-time low
28.35 %
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 29.3 %2001: 29.4 %2002: 29.5 %2003: 29.7 %2004: 29.9 %2005: 29.9 %2006: 29.6 %2007: 29.4 %2008: 29.2 %2009: 29 %2010: 29 %2011: 28.7 %2012: 28.5 %2013: 28.4 %2014: 28.5 %2015: 28.8 %2016: 28.9 %2017: 29 %2018: 29 %2019: 29.8 %2020: 30.1 %2021: 32.1 %2022: 33.7 %2023: 34.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Southern Asia is 34.6 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Southern Asia peaked at 34.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.35 %, in 2013.

Southern Asia ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Southern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 29.28 %
2001 29.4 % +0.4%
2002 29.48 % +0.3%
2003 29.69 % +0.7%
2004 29.85 % +0.5%
2005 29.92 % +0.2%
2006 29.61 % -1.0%
2007 29.42 % -0.6%
2008 29.23 % -0.6%
2009 29.04 % -0.7%
2010 29.02 % -0.1%
2011 28.73 % -1.0%
2012 28.47 % -0.9%
2013 28.35 % -0.4%
2014 28.53 % +0.6%
2015 28.77 % +0.8%
2016 28.93 % +0.6%
2017 29 % +0.2%
2018 29.03 % +0.1%
2019 29.82 % +2.7%
2020 30.12 % +1.0%
2021 32.1 % +6.6%
2022 33.68 % +4.9%
2023 34.6 % +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.49 % 29.04 % 29.92 % 10
2010s 28.86 % 28.35 % 29.82 % 10
2020s 32.62 % 30.12 % 34.6 % 4

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  8. 29 Caribbean 29.56 % compare
  9. 30 Zambia 50.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Southern Asia?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Southern Asia was 34.6 % 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 34.6 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.35 % in 2013.
How does Southern Asia rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 females in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS 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.