Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Yemen
Yemen: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 8.77 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 8.77 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen peaked at 36.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.77 %, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 163rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.29 % | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 35.63 % | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.65 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 33.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 31.71 % | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 29.8 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 27.76 % | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 25.75 % | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 23.57 % | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 21.76 % | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 18.34 % | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 16.03 % | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 14.06 % | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 12.13 % | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.11 % | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3 % | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 9.65 % | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 9.42 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.16 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.37 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.65 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1 % | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 8.77 % | -3.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 8.77 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 8.77 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.12 %, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.55 % | 23.57 % | 36.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2 % | 9.16 % | 21.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.22 % | 8.77 % | 9.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Yemen was 8.77 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.77 % in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Yemen ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.