Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Agricultural employment — 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...
What the numbers show
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 20.16 % in Israel; the lowest is -35.76 % in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.33 %, and the mean is -3.94 %.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 1,697.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 1,128.6%).
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 20.16 % | 2024 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.39 % | 2017 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 16.59 % | 2024 | up 436.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.67 % | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | -9.93 % | 2019 | down 119.2% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 15.44 % | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | -2.08 % | 2024 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 4 | Georgia | 15.34 % | 2024 | up 634.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | -5.52 % | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 5 | France | 13.99 % | 2024 | up 890.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -5.57 % | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 13.26 % | 2025 | up 1,697.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | -5.9 % | 2022 | down 141.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 10.88 % | 2020 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -8.77 % | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 10.15 % | 2025 | up 915.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Barbados | 9.84 % | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 6.77 % | 2025 | up 314.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 5.24 % | 2024 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 5.22 % | 2023 | up 361.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Rwanda | 4.83 % | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4.49 % | 2024 | up 1,220.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 3.85 % | 2020 | up 415.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 3.71 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 3.5 % | 2024 | up 322.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 3.17 % | 2025 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 3.1 % | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 2.37 % | 2014 | up 154.8% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.21 % | 2025 | down 76.7% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 0.4 % | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Vanuatu | -0.41 % | 2020 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Mali | -0.83 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | -1.09 % | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | -1.2 % | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | -1.27 % | 2020 | down 131.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Albania | -1.29 % | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | -1.37 % | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 30 | Bhutan | -1.38 % | 2024 | down 263.2% | falling |
| 31 | India | -1.67 % | 2025 | down 735.0% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | -2.16 % | 2024 | down 1,128.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Pakistan | -3.13 % | 2025 | down 225.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | -3.33 % | 2017 | down 111.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | -3.56 % | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | -3.59 % | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | -4 % | 2025 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | -4.38 % | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | -4.61 % | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Cambodia | -4.67 % | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | -5.47 % | 2023 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | -5.55 % | 2023 | down 164.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | -5.83 % | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | -5.87 % | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | -6.5 % | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | -7.03 % | 2019 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | -7.23 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | -7.26 % | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 49 | Australia | -7.78 % | 2024 | down 237.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | -7.96 % | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | -9.5 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | -12.63 % | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 53 | Guatemala | -12.68 % | 2024 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 54 | Costa Rica | -14.74 % | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | -14.97 % | 2024 | down 94.7% | falling |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -16.83 % | 2024 | down 104.7% | flat |
| 57 | Brazil | -17.33 % | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 58 | Botswana | -18.38 % | 2024 | down 269.1% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | -24.35 % | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | -24.51 % | 2025 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | -24.61 % | 2025 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 62 | Bangladesh | -28.73 % | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | -31.71 % | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 64 | Ecuador | -31.95 % | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | -35.76 % | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.08 %
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.