Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in China, mainland
China, mainland: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 39.42 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in China, mainland, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in China, mainland stood at 39.42 %.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in China, mainland peaked at 42.13 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.06 %, in 2020.
China, mainland ranks 52nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.67 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 42.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.61 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.94 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 40.71 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.15 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.86 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 39.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 38.65 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.37 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 38.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 39.77 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.42 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.33 % | 40.35 % | 42.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.94 % | 38.2 % | 40.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.01 % | 38.06 % | 39.77 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in China, mainland?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in China, mainland was 39.42 % 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.13 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.06 % in 2020.
- How does China, mainland rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- China, mainland ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.