Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -5.64 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-5.64 %
Change on year
down 17.5%
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
6.6 %
in 2004
All-time low
-5.64 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia, 2000–2023

-5-2.502.557.52000201120232000: 3.8 %2001: 4.3 %2002: 5.1 %2003: 5.7 %2004: 6.6 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 5.9 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 0.98 %2010: 0.58 %2011: 0.76 %2012: -0.8 %2013: -1.2 %2014: -2.3 %2015: -2.1 %2016: -2.1 %2017: -1.4 %2018: -2.6 %2019: -2.8 %2020: -2.7 %2021: -3.6 %2022: -4.8 %2023: -5.6 %

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 South-eastern Asia stood at -5.64 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 386.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia peaked at 6.6 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -5.64 %, in 2023.

South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia, 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 South-eastern Asia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 3.78 %
2001 4.26 % +12.7%
2002 5.06 % +18.8%
2003 5.66 % +11.9%
2004 6.6 % +16.6%
2005 5.92 % -10.3%
2006 5.88 % -0.7%
2007 2.2 % -62.6%
2008 1.28 % -41.8%
2009 0.98 % -23.4%
2010 0.58 % -40.8%
2011 0.76 % +31.0%
2012 -0.8 % -205.3%
2013 -1.16 % +45.0%
2014 -2.34 % +101.7%
2015 -2.12 % -9.4%
2016 -2.1 % -0.9%
2017 -1.44 % -31.4%
2018 -2.58 % +79.2%
2019 -2.84 % +10.1%
2020 -2.74 % -3.5%
2021 -3.62 % +32.1%
2022 -4.8 % +32.6%
2023 -5.64 % +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.16 % 0.98 % 6.6 % 10
2010s -1.4 % -2.84 % 0.76 % 10
2020s -4.2 % -5.64 % -2.74 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in South-eastern Asia was -5.64 % 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 South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 6.6 % in 2004.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was -5.64 % in 2023.
How does South-eastern Asia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd 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 South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 386.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South-eastern Asia 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
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
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.