Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia
Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 39.81 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 39.81 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Asia peaked at 39.81 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.95 %, in 2017.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.67 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 37.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.38 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 37.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.94 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.65 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.23 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 35.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.59 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.89 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 39.13 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 39.81 % | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.15 % | 37.38 % | 38.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.37 % | 35.95 % | 37.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.33 % | 36.5 % | 39.81 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
- 12 Armenia 53.63 % compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 39.04 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 41.14 % compare
- 13 Angola 53.1 % compare
- 14 Malawi 52.44 % compare
- 15 Georgia 52.15 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 21.74 % compare
- 16 Uganda 52.11 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 16.91 % compare
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.6726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Asia was 39.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.81 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.95 % in 2017.
- How does Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Asia ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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.