Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 47.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 47.8 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan peaked at 51.09 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.92 %, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 31st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.92 % | — |
| 2001 | 44.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.85 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 45.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 46.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.09 % | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 47.25 % | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 45.78 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 45 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 45.41 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.01 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 50.77 % | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 50.09 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 50.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.5 % | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 47.8 % | +2.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 47.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 47.8 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 43.39 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.38 % | 43.92 % | 46.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.15 % | 45 % | 51.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7 % | 46.5 % | 50.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 28 Turkmenistan 47.94 % compare
- 29 Niger 47.93 % compare
- 30 Madagascar 47.83 % compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 47.62 % compare
- 33 Vanuatu 47.44 % compare
- 34 Cameroon 46.86 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bhutan was 47.8 % 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.09 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.92 % in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.