Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 52 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 52 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cambodia peaked at 53.15 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.58 %, in 2008.
That places Cambodia 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.15 % | — |
| 2001 | 51.23 % | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.87 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.35 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.95 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.58 % | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 49.65 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 51.27 % | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 50.87 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.42 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.54 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 52.04 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 50.71 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 49.96 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.11 % | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 51.47 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 52.02 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52 % | -0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 52 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 52 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.05 %, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.26 % | 47.58 % | 53.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.69 % | 49.78 % | 52.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9 % | 51.47 % | 52.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 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
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.5 % compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 51.92 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.77 % compare
- 19 Liberia 51.42 % compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 7.94 % compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 50.39 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cambodia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cambodia was 52 % 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.15 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.58 % in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Cambodia ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.