Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Iraq
Iraq: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 18.64 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 18.64 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iraq peaked at 24.17 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.61 %, in 2017.
Iraq ranks 140th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.89 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.36 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.99 % | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 21.68 % | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 22.45 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.14 % | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.08 % | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 23.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.89 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.38 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.54 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.37 % | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.17 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 17.61 % | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 18.47 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.33 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 18.55 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 20.08 % | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 19.42 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.64 % | -4.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 18.64 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 18.64 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.12 %, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -27.1% | 24.17 % | 17.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.91 % | 19.4 % | 24.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 % | 17.61 % | 24.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 % | 18.55 % | 20.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iraq?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Iraq was 18.64 % 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 24.17 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.61 % in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Iraq ranks 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.