Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 21.22 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.22 %
Change on year
down 8.0%
Rank
5th
of 31 groups
All-time high
35.94 %
in 2000
All-time low
21.22 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 35.9 %2001: 34.5 %2002: 34.9 %2003: 33.6 %2004: 35.6 %2005: 30.5 %2006: 35.7 %2007: 33 %2008: 32.3 %2009: 31.7 %2010: 29.5 %2011: 31.1 %2012: 28.2 %2013: 26.2 %2014: 24.9 %2015: 24.9 %2016: 24.6 %2017: 24.1 %2018: 25.3 %2019: 23 %2020: 23.8 %2021: 24.4 %2022: 23.1 %2023: 21.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 21.22 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 35.94 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.22 %, in 2023.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 35.94 %
2001 34.5 % -4.0%
2002 34.86 % +1.0%
2003 33.56 % -3.7%
2004 35.64 % +6.2%
2005 30.46 % -14.5%
2006 35.7 % +17.2%
2007 32.96 % -7.7%
2008 32.28 % -2.1%
2009 31.68 % -1.9%
2010 29.5 % -6.9%
2011 31.12 % +5.5%
2012 28.16 % -9.5%
2013 26.2 % -7.0%
2014 24.86 % -5.1%
2015 24.88 % +0.1%
2016 24.58 % -1.2%
2017 24.06 % -2.1%
2018 25.28 % +5.1%
2019 22.96 % -9.2%
2020 23.82 % +3.7%
2021 24.4 % +2.4%
2022 23.06 % -5.5%
2023 21.22 % -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.76 % 30.46 % 35.94 % 10
2010s 26.16 % 22.96 % 31.12 % 10
2020s 23.12 % 21.22 % 24.4 % 4

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  4. 3 United Arab Emirates 83.28 % compare
  5. 4 Pakistan 83.04 % compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
  7. 5 Bangladesh 81.97 % compare
  8. 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
  9. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
  10. 7 Palestine, State of 78.16 % compare
  11. 8 Afghanistan 75.69 % compare
  12. 8 United Republic of Tanzania -4.41 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 21.22 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 35.94 % in 2000.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 21.22 % in 2023.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Coverage
206 places, 4,710 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.