Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in United States of America
United States of America: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 28.73 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in United States of America, 2000–2023
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 United States of America stood at 28.73 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in United States of America peaked at 28.73 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.83 %, in 2009.
That places United States of America 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.79 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 24.08 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.37 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 23.45 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.99 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.92 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.96 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.76 % | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 24.02 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.84 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.08 % | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 22.96 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.32 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.53 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.5 % | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 24.64 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.65 % | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 27.07 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.78 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 28.73 % | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.62 % | 22.83 % | 24.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8 % | 22.96 % | 24.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.56 % | 26.65 % | 28.73 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 20 Papua New Guinea 50.39 % compare
- 21 South Sudan 50.18 % compare
- 22 Central African Republic 49.96 % compare
- 23 Eritrea 49.62 % compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 49.59 % compare
- 25 Congo 49.54 % compare
- 25 Caribbean 24.79 % compare
- 26 Zambia 49.11 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in United States of America?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in United States of America was 28.73 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.83 % in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- United States of America ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.