Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture by country
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...
Countries reporting
152
Highest
22.85 %
Honduras
Lowest
-45.44 %
Bangladesh
Median
1.09 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,229
What the numbers show
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 22.85 % in Honduras; the lowest is -45.44 % in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.09 %, and the mean is -0.3363 %.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,508.5%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 2,847.8%).
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 22.85 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 1 | Caribbean | 12.55 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 1 | Polynesia | 10.27 % | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 2 | Lesotho | 19.43 % | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 2 | Micronesia | 10.17 % | 2023 | up 366.5% | rising |
| 3 | Samoa | 18.58 % | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 8.12 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 4 | Tonga | 17.69 % | 2023 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 1.15 % | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 16.67 % | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 15.9 % | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -0.26 % | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Cuba | 15.44 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | -1.46 % | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 15.18 % | 2023 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 8 | Melanesia | -3.47 % | 2023 | down 149.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Benin | 13.7 % | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | -4.03 % | 2023 | down 210.1% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 13.23 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 12.73 % | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -4.52 % | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 12.44 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -6.82 % | 2023 | down 95.4% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 11.42 % | 2023 | up 1,508.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Guyana | 11.4 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -17.34 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Jamaica | 11.18 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 11.17 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 17 | Myanmar | 10.88 % | 2023 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 9.07 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 8.71 % | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.64 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 21 | Grenada | 8.07 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 7.85 % | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 7.11 % | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 6.96 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 6.29 % | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 6.17 % | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 27 | China, mainland | 5.65 % | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 5.64 % | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 29 | Ukraine | 5.52 % | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 5.3 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 5.25 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | Seychelles | 4.02 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 33 | Mauritania | 3.8 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 3.65 % | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Eswatini | 3.57 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 3.5 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Jordan | 3.44 % | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 3.05 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus | 2.99 % | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 2.73 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 41 | Lebanon | 2.69 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | Maldives | 2.63 % | 2023 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 43 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.54 % | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 2.34 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 2.31 % | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 2.29 % | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 2.26 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 47 | Suriname | 2.26 % | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 49 | French Polynesia | 2.15 % | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 50 | Estonia | 2.1 % | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 51 | Slovakia | 1.98 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 1.97 % | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 53 | Namibia | 1.93 % | 2023 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Madagascar | 1.91 % | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 1.79 % | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 56 | Guam | 1.74 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 1.71 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 1.7 % | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 1.57 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 1.51 % | 2023 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 1.51 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 62 | Denmark | 1.5 % | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 63 | Sweden | 1.47 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 1.46 % | 2023 | up 431.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 1.33 % | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 66 | South Africa | 1.31 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 1.25 % | 2023 | up 233.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 1.25 % | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 69 | New Caledonia | 1.22 % | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 70 | France | 1.15 % | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 1.15 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 1.04 % | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Japan | 1.03 % | 2023 | up 266.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 1.03 % | 2023 | up 705.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 0.98 % | 2023 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.98 % | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 77 | Canada | 0.9 % | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 78 | Fiji | 0.78 % | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.75 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 80 | Australia | 0.74 % | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 0.74 % | 2023 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Palestine | 0.7 % | 2023 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 0.69 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 84 | Senegal | 0.59 % | 2023 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 84 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.59 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 86 | Belgium | 0.51 % | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 0.44 % | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 88 | Germany | 0.37 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 89 | Poland | 0.26 % | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 0.23 % | 2023 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 92 | Austria | 0.08 % | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 0.03 % | 2023 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Singapore | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Comoros | -0.23 % | 2023 | down 114.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | -0.56 % | 2023 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | -0.91 % | 2023 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Indonesia | -1.15 % | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.81 % | 2023 | down 1,192.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | -2 % | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | -2.17 % | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | -2.57 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | -2.68 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Egypt | -2.77 % | 2023 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | -2.77 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | -3.66 % | 2023 | down 187.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | -3.68 % | 2023 | down 74.4% | flat |
| 109 | Chad | -3.95 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | -4.01 % | 2023 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Eritrea | -5.01 % | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | -5.88 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | -6.17 % | 2023 | down 201.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Iraq | -6.54 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | -7.33 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | -8.09 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | -9.29 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 118 | Cambodia | -9.63 % | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | -9.65 % | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 120 | Zambia | -10.89 % | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 121 | Uganda | -11.26 % | 2023 | down 201.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | -11.81 % | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 123 | Sudan | -12.54 % | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -12.98 % | 2023 | down 155.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | -13.05 % | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 126 | Kenya | -14.3 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 127 | Burundi | -14.91 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 128 | Yemen | -15.12 % | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 129 | Bhutan | -16.65 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | -17.71 % | 2023 | down 423.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | -17.79 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 132 | Nepal | -21.37 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 133 | Rwanda | -21.54 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 134 | Afghanistan | -23.51 % | 2023 | down 1,081.4% | volatile |
| 135 | India | -25.38 % | 2023 | down 230.5% | falling |
| 136 | Tajikistan | -25.84 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 137 | Gambia | -27.12 % | 2023 | down 2,847.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Pakistan | -40.43 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 139 | Bangladesh | -45.44 % | 2023 | down 253.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central America 11.53 %
- Chagai 1.91 %
- Western Africa 7.96 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7.41 %
- Americas 5.26 %
- South America 5.23 %
- Eastern Asia 4.75 %
- Eastern Europe 2.97 %
- Southern Africa 2.12 %
- Asia -4.12 %
- Europe 1.52 %
- Northern Europe 1.27 %
- South-eastern Asia 1.05 %
- Middle Africa -11.76 %
- Southern Europe 0.81 %
- Northern America 0.76 %
- United States of America 0.75 %
- Western Europe 0.66 %
- Central Asia -0.32 %
- Oceania -0.8 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa -1.12 %
- World -2.33 %
- Northern Africa -3.18 %
- Eastern Africa -3.69 %
- Africa -4.79 %
- Western Asia -5.3 %
- Southern Asia -28.49 %
About this data
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.