Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 35.24 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 35.24 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Europe peaked at 40.27 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.73 %, in 2020.
Southern Europe ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.93 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.65 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.02 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 39.66 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 39.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 39.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.65 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.27 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.38 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.65 % | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.56 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.95 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 35.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 35 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.91 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.54 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.47 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.73 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.75 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35.04 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 35.24 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 % | 39.38 % | 40.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.12 % | 34.47 % | 38.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.69 % | 33.73 % | 35.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 13 Angola 53.1 % compare
- 14 Malawi 52.44 % compare
- 15 Georgia 52.15 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 21.74 % compare
- 16 Uganda 52.11 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 16.91 % compare
- 17 Cambodia 52 % compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.5 % compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 51.92 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.77 % compare
- 19 Liberia 51.42 % compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 7.94 % compare
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Europe?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Southern Europe was 35.24 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.27 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.73 % in 2020.
- How does Southern Europe rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Southern Europe ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.