Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belgium
Belgium: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 29.71 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belgium is 29.71 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belgium peaked at 35.71 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.4 %, in 2022.
That places Belgium 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.47 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.9 % | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 25.93 % | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 26.44 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 30.77 % | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 31.75 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.77 % | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 31.14 % | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 29.73 % | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 29.94 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.92 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9 % | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 28.36 % | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 31.91 % | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 28.8 % | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 27.84 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.48 % | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 35.71 % | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 32.49 % | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 26.13 % | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 25.4 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 29.71 % | +17.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 29.71 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.09 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 29.71 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.73 %, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.98 % | 25.93 % | 31.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8 % | 26.9 % | 35.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.43 % | 25.4 % | 32.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 97 Barbados 30.07 % compare
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.06 % compare
- 99 Bulgaria 29.98 % compare
- 101 China, Hong Kong SAR 29.62 % compare
- 102 New Caledonia 29.54 % compare
- 103 Mauritania 29.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belgium?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Belgium was 29.71 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 35.71 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 % in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Belgium ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.