Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Iceland
Iceland: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 23.85 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 23.85 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iceland peaked at 26.23 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.85 %, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 116th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.16 % | — |
| 2001 | 20.58 % | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 22.11 % | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 19.91 % | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 20.26 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 21.96 % | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 20.63 % | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 18.81 % | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 22.05 % | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 20.64 % | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 19.04 % | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 16.62 % | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 18.46 % | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 26.23 % | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 20.77 % | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 19.48 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 26.16 % | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 24.06 % | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.85 % | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 15.65 % | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 20.44 % | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 19.44 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 19.06 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.85 % | +25.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 23.85 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.09 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 23.85 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.73 %, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.01 % | 18.81 % | 23.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.03 % | 13.85 % | 26.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7 % | 19.06 % | 23.85 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iceland?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iceland was 23.85 % 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.23 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.85 % in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Iceland ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.