Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 31.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 31.17 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in European Union (27) peaked at 36.97 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.13 %, in 2020.
European Union (27) ranks 21st 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.97 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.68 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.85 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 36.26 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 35.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.67 % | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 33.88 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.46 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.85 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.03 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 31.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 31.42 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.65 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.17 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.23 % | 35.57 % | 36.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.39 % | 31.62 % | 35.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.34 % | 31.13 % | 31.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 21 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in European Union (27)?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in European Union (27) was 31.17 % 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.97 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.13 % in 2020.
- How does European Union (27) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.