Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World
World: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 40.25 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 40.25 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World peaked at 40.25 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.45 %, in 2018.
World ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.85 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 39.18 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.79 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.21 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.94 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.45 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.82 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 37.84 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.85 % | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 39.61 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 40.25 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.88 % | 38.47 % | 39.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.79 % | 37.45 % | 38.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.14 % | 37.84 % | 40.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 6 Azerbaijan 55.95 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 48.82 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 47.76 % compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
- 8 Rwanda 55.35 % compare
- 9 Kenya 54.09 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.7 % compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
- 12 Armenia 53.63 % compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 39.04 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 41.14 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in World was 40.25 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 40.25 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 % in 2018.
- How does World rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- World ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.