Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in India
India: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 38.98 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in India, 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 India stood at 38.98 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in India peaked at 38.98 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.42 %, in 2018.
India ranks 56th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.51 % | — |
| 2001 | 34.69 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.91 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.74 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 35.19 % | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.71 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.99 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.25 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.54 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 30.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.94 % | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 32.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.87 % | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 36.82 % | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 38.98 % | +5.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 38.98 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.8 %, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 38.98 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 43.39 %, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.69 % | 32.99 % | 35.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 % | 30.42 % | 32.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 % | 32.24 % | 38.98 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in India?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in India was 38.98 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 38.98 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.42 % in 2018.
- How does India rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- India ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.