Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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
192
Highest
68.32 %
Gambia
Lowest
0.14 %
Qatar
Median
31.8 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,306
What the numbers show
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 68.32 % in Gambia; the lowest is 0.14 % in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.8 %, and the mean is 32.03 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 488.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 441.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 54.6%).
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 68.32 % | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.41 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 58.93 % | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 55.98 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Mozambique | 57.59 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Nepal | 56.99 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 51.32 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 5 | Burundi | 55.99 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.26 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 55.95 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Melanesia | 48.82 % | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 55.7 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 47.76 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 8 | Rwanda | 55.35 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 54.09 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.7 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.66 % | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 46.21 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 53.64 % | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 46.14 % | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 53.63 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 41.14 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.04 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 53.1 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Malawi | 52.44 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Georgia | 52.15 % | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Polynesia | 21.74 % | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 52.11 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Micronesia | 16.91 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 52 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.5 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.92 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10.77 % | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 19 | Liberia | 51.42 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.94 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 50.39 % | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 21 | South Sudan | 50.18 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 49.96 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Eritrea | 49.62 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 49.59 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Congo | 49.54 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Caribbean | 24.79 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 49.11 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 48.63 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 23.47 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 47.94 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Niger | 47.93 % | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 30 | Madagascar | 47.83 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 31 | Bhutan | 47.8 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 47.62 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 47.44 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 34 | Cameroon | 46.86 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 35 | Namibia | 46.76 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.52 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 37 | China, Macao SAR | 45.65 % | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.07 % | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 45.03 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 40 | Togo | 43.43 % | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 42.46 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 42.38 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 43 | Comoros | 42.29 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 41.8 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 45 | Chad | 41.74 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 41.3 % | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 41.2 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 40.98 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 49 | Thailand | 40.67 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 50 | Mongolia | 40.66 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.25 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | China, mainland | 39.42 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 39.36 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 54 | Republic of Korea | 39.05 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 55 | Austria | 39 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 56 | India | 38.98 % | 2023 | up 27.1% | flat |
| 56 | Ukraine | 38.98 % | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Poland | 38.25 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 38.16 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 60 | Montenegro | 38.01 % | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 37.77 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 37.48 % | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 37.35 % | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 64 | Singapore | 37.13 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 36.99 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 66 | Indonesia | 36.87 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 67 | Japan | 36.59 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 36.53 % | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 35.72 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 35.05 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 71 | Eswatini | 34.36 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 72 | Nigeria | 34.12 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus | 33.85 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 74 | Australia and New Zealand | 33.64 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 75 | Lithuania | 33.54 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 76 | Romania | 33.41 % | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 77 | Fiji | 33.05 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 78 | Australia | 32.88 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 79 | Croatia | 32.73 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 80 | Suriname | 32.7 % | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 81 | Somalia | 32.58 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 82 | Germany | 32.55 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | South Africa | 32.11 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 84 | Gabon | 31.87 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 85 | Myanmar | 31.82 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 31.78 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 31.73 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | flat |
| 88 | Canada | 31.7 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 31.42 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 90 | France | 31.15 % | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 90 | Haiti | 31.15 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 30.87 % | 2023 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 93 | Portugal | 30.67 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Switzerland | 30.34 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 95 | Morocco | 30.33 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 96 | Senegal | 30.19 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 97 | Barbados | 30.07 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 98 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 30.06 % | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 29.98 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 100 | Belgium | 29.71 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 101 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 29.62 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 29.54 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 103 | Mauritania | 29.2 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 104 | Lesotho | 27.69 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 105 | Latvia | 27.52 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 106 | Hungary | 27.24 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 107 | Philippines | 27.05 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 108 | Mauritius | 27.02 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 109 | Paraguay | 26.82 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 26.66 % | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 111 | Czechia | 26.02 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.77 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 113 | Italy | 25.63 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 114 | Slovakia | 25.32 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 115 | Tonga | 25.02 % | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 116 | Iceland | 23.85 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 117 | Sudan | 23.11 % | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 118 | Denmark | 23.09 % | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 119 | Spain | 23.04 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 120 | Finland | 23.03 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 121 | Panama | 22.9 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 122 | Argentina | 22.75 % | 2023 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 123 | Israel | 22.62 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 124 | Guyana | 22.34 % | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 125 | Sweden | 22.26 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 126 | Estonia | 22.25 % | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 22.15 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 128 | Chile | 21.87 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 129 | Norway | 21.51 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.23 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 131 | Uruguay | 21.1 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 132 | Djibouti | 20.75 % | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 133 | Samoa | 20.62 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 134 | Libya | 20.42 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 135 | Tunisia | 19.98 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 136 | Egypt | 19.53 % | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 137 | Malaysia | 19.15 % | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 138 | Guam | 19.12 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 139 | Maldives | 19 % | 2023 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 140 | Iraq | 18.64 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 141 | Botswana | 18.51 % | 2023 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 142 | Brazil | 18.1 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 143 | French Polynesia | 18 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 % | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 17.51 % | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 146 | Colombia | 16.86 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 147 | Palestine | 16.82 % | 2022 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 148 | Cuba | 16.61 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 149 | Cyprus | 16.4 % | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 150 | Mexico | 15.96 % | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 151 | Belize | 15.25 % | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 15.24 % | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 14.26 % | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 154 | El Salvador | 13.88 % | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 155 | Seychelles | 13.35 % | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 156 | United States Virgin Islands | 13.13 % | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 12.56 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 158 | Ireland | 12.51 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 159 | Grenada | 12.35 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 160 | Malta | 12.29 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 161 | Lebanon | 11.12 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bahamas | 10.14 % | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 163 | Yemen | 8.77 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 8.37 % | 2023 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 165 | Honduras | 7.87 % | 2023 | down 36.1% | flat |
| 166 | Dominican Republic | 7.28 % | 2023 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 167 | Algeria | 6.05 % | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 168 | Oman | 3.68 % | 2023 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 3.23 % | 2023 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 170 | Jordan | 2.13 % | 2023 | down 51.0% | flat |
| 171 | Kuwait | 1.92 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahrain | 0.98 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 0.92 % | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 174 | Qatar | 0.14 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 47.75 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 46.04 %
- Middle Africa 52.71 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 45.66 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.5 %
- Oceania 45.11 %
- Africa 44.44 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 43.55 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 47.57 %
- Southern Asia 40.63 %
- World 40.25 %
- Central Asia 40.02 %
- Eastern Asia 39.87 %
- Asia 39.81 %
- Western Africa 38.54 %
- South-eastern Asia 37.94 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 34.64 %
- Eastern Europe 35.53 %
- Southern Europe 35.24 %
- Europe 34.47 %
- Southern Africa 32.05 %
- Western Europe 31.99 %
- Western Asia 31.71 %
- European Union (27) 31.17 %
- Northern America 29 %
- United States of America 28.73 %
- South America 27.16 %
- Americas 23.72 %
- Northern Europe 23.39 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 23.32 %
- Northern Africa 21.36 %
- Central America 15.61 %
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.