Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Melanesia

Melanesia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 48.82 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.82 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 19 countries
All-time high
48.82 %
in 2023
All-time low
36.96 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Melanesia, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 37 %2001: 37.2 %2002: 37.3 %2003: 37.4 %2004: 37.5 %2005: 37.5 %2006: 37.7 %2007: 37.8 %2008: 38 %2009: 38.3 %2010: 38.5 %2011: 39.7 %2012: 40.7 %2013: 41.6 %2014: 42.4 %2015: 43.1 %2016: 43.8 %2017: 44.6 %2018: 45.5 %2019: 46.3 %2020: 47.1 %2021: 48.3 %2022: 48.7 %2023: 48.8 %

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 Melanesia stood at 48.82 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Melanesia peaked at 48.82 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.96 %, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture in Melanesia, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 36.96 %
2001 37.18 % +0.6%
2002 37.34 % +0.4%
2003 37.42 % +0.2%
2004 37.5 % +0.2%
2005 37.52 % +0.1%
2006 37.67 % +0.4%
2007 37.79 % +0.3%
2008 38.03 % +0.6%
2009 38.29 % +0.7%
2010 38.5 % +0.5%
2011 39.7 % +3.1%
2012 40.66 % +2.4%
2013 41.58 % +2.3%
2014 42.38 % +1.9%
2015 43.08 % +1.7%
2016 43.76 % +1.6%
2017 44.63 % +2.0%
2018 45.48 % +1.9%
2019 46.26 % +1.7%
2020 47.09 % +1.8%
2021 48.27 % +2.5%
2022 48.72 % +0.9%
2023 48.82 % +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.57 % 36.96 % 38.29 % 10
2010s 42.6 % 38.5 % 46.26 % 10
2020s 48.23 % 47.09 % 48.82 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Melanesia?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Melanesia was 48.82 % 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 48.82 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 36.96 % in 2000.
How does Melanesia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
Melanesia ranks 6th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,306 data points, 2000–2023
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