Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Canada
Canada: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 31.7 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 31.7 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Canada peaked at 31.7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.47 %, in 2016.
Canada ranks 88th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.63 % | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 29.8 % | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 29.21 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 29.65 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 29.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.87 % | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 30.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.37 % | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 29.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.39 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.87 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 29.94 % | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 29.25 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.47 % | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 30.08 % | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.13 % | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 30.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.12 % | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 31.7 % | +5.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 31.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.09 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.74 % | 28.63 % | 30.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5 % | 27.47 % | 31.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.13 % | 30.12 % | 31.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Canada?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Canada was 31.7 % 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.47 % in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Canada ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.