Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 46.21 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
46.21 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 19 countries
All-time high
51.23 %
in 2021
All-time low
43.68 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Timor-Leste, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 43.7 %2001: 44 %2002: 44.3 %2003: 44.4 %2004: 44.3 %2005: 44.4 %2006: 44.4 %2007: 44.5 %2008: 44.6 %2009: 44.6 %2010: 44.8 %2011: 45.3 %2012: 45.9 %2013: 46.6 %2014: 47.8 %2015: 49.1 %2016: 49.2 %2017: 49 %2018: 48.9 %2019: 49.1 %2020: 49.6 %2021: 51.2 %2022: 46.5 %2023: 46.2 %

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 Timor-Leste is 46.21 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.23 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.68 %, 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 Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 43.68 %
2001 44.03 % +0.8%
2002 44.28 % +0.6%
2003 44.36 % +0.2%
2004 44.33 % -0.1%
2005 44.36 % +0.1%
2006 44.43 % +0.2%
2007 44.54 % +0.2%
2008 44.58 % +0.1%
2009 44.62 % +0.1%
2010 44.75 % +0.3%
2011 45.27 % +1.2%
2012 45.93 % +1.5%
2013 46.64 % +1.5%
2014 47.78 % +2.4%
2015 49.12 % +2.8%
2016 49.2 % +0.2%
2017 49.03 % -0.3%
2018 48.92 % -0.2%
2019 49.14 % +0.4%
2020 49.56 % +0.9%
2021 51.23 % +3.4%
2022 46.51 % -9.2%
2023 46.21 % -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.32 % 43.68 % 44.62 % 10
2010s 47.58 % 44.75 % 49.2 % 10
2020s 48.38 % 46.21 % 51.23 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Timor-Leste?
Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Timor-Leste was 46.21 % 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 Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 51.23 % in 2021.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 43.68 % in 2000.
How does Timor-Leste rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
Timor-Leste ranks 10th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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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