Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Europe
Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 34.47 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Europe, 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 Europe is 34.47 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Europe peaked at 39.33 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.47 %, in 2023.
Europe ranks 17th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.22 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.89 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.06 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.61 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 38.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.87 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 38.67 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.85 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.33 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.89 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.48 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 38.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 38.31 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.21 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.72 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 35.91 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 35.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.34 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.02 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 34.47 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9 % | 38.61 % | 39.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.29 % | 35.56 % | 38.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.02 % | 34.47 % | 35.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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 Cambodia 52 % 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Europe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Europe was 34.47 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 39.33 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.47 % in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.