Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga
Tonga: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 17.69 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga stood at 17.69 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.2% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga peaked at 47.73 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.69 %, in 2023.
That places Tonga 4th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.88 % | — |
| 2001 | 29.61 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 29.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 30.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.29 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.13 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.49 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.64 % | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 47.73 % | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 28.94 % | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 41.8 % | +44.4% |
| 2020 | 44.84 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 23.41 % | -47.8% |
| 2022 | 43.35 % | +85.2% |
| 2023 | 17.69 % | -59.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17.69 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.63 %, 6.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17.69 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.905 %, 19.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +85.2% | 23.41 % | 43.35 % |
| 2023 | -59.2% | 43.35 % | 17.69 % |
| 2021 | -47.8% | 44.84 % | 23.41 % |
| 2019 | +44.4% | 28.94 % | 41.8 % |
| 2018 | -39.4% | 47.73 % | 28.94 % |
| 2017 | +33.9% | 35.64 % | 47.73 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.15 % | 29.46 % | 31.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5 % | 28.94 % | 47.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.32 % | 17.69 % | 44.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Honduras 22.85 % compare
- 1 Caribbean 12.55 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 10.27 % compare
- 2 Lesotho 19.43 % compare
- 2 Micronesia 10.17 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 8.12 % compare
- 3 Samoa 18.58 % compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1.15 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 16.67 % compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 % compare
- 6 Guatemala 15.9 % compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -0.26 % compare
- 7 Cuba 15.44 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste -1.46 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga?
- Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Tonga was 17.69 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 47.73 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.69 % in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.