Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 39.87 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia stood at 39.87 %.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Asia peaked at 42.23 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.56 %, in 2020.
Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 31 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.81 % | — |
| 2001 | 42.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.23 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 42.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.74 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.12 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.99 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.28 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.17 % | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39.87 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.48 % | 40.57 % | 42.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.27 % | 38.66 % | 40.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.47 % | 38.56 % | 40.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 8 Rwanda 55.35 % compare
- 9 Kenya 54.09 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.7 % compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
- 12 Armenia 53.63 % compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 39.04 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 41.14 % compare
- 13 Angola 53.1 % compare
- 14 Malawi 52.44 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Eastern Asia was 39.87 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.23 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.56 % in 2020.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.