Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 45.66 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.66 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
45.66 %
in 2023
All-time low
40.05 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 40 %2001: 40.2 %2002: 40.4 %2003: 40.8 %2004: 41.1 %2005: 41.3 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 42 %2008: 42.1 %2009: 42.6 %2010: 43.1 %2011: 43.2 %2012: 42.9 %2013: 43.2 %2014: 43.5 %2015: 43.9 %2016: 43.9 %2017: 43.9 %2018: 43.8 %2019: 44.1 %2020: 44.3 %2021: 45.1 %2022: 45.2 %2023: 45.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 45.66 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 45.66 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.05 %, in 2000.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 40.05 %
2001 40.19 % +0.3%
2002 40.36 % +0.4%
2003 40.78 % +1.0%
2004 41.08 % +0.7%
2005 41.33 % +0.6%
2006 41.43 % +0.2%
2007 41.97 % +1.3%
2008 42.15 % +0.4%
2009 42.64 % +1.2%
2010 43.12 % +1.1%
2011 43.17 % +0.1%
2012 42.91 % -0.6%
2013 43.17 % +0.6%
2014 43.51 % +0.8%
2015 43.85 % +0.8%
2016 43.92 % +0.2%
2017 43.89 % -0.1%
2018 43.8 % -0.2%
2019 44.1 % +0.7%
2020 44.33 % +0.5%
2021 45.08 % +1.7%
2022 45.23 % +0.3%
2023 45.66 % +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.2 % 40.05 % 42.64 % 10
2010s 43.54 % 42.91 % 44.1 % 10
2020s 45.07 % 44.33 % 45.66 % 4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.41 % compare
  2. 1 Gambia 68.32 % compare
  3. 2 Bangladesh 58.93 % compare
  4. 2 Republic of Moldova 55.98 % compare
  5. 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
  6. 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
  7. 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
  8. 5 Burundi 55.99 % compare
  9. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 50.26 % compare
  10. 6 Azerbaijan 55.95 % compare
  11. 6 Melanesia 48.82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 45.66 % 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 45.66 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 40.05 % in 2000.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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