Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 19.15 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 19.15 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malaysia peaked at 26.36 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.07 %, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 137th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 26.36 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 25.92 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.21 % | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 23.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.31 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.69 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 22.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.36 % | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.09 % | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 23.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.41 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.98 % | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.92 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.36 % | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 21 % | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 19.07 % | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 19.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.15 % | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 19.15 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 19.15 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.05 %, 56% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.34 % | 22.4 % | 26.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.04 % | 19.36 % | 23.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.58 % | 19.07 % | 21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malaysia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malaysia was 19.15 % 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.36 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.07 % in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.