Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia
Asia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 60.19 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia, 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 Asia is 60.19 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Asia peaked at 64.05 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.19 %, in 2023.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 61.57 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.72 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 62.41 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.62 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.77 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.95 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.02 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.11 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 60.87 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 60.19 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.85 % | 61.33 % | 62.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.63 % | 62.77 % | 64.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.67 % | 60.19 % | 63.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 4 Kuwait 98.08 % compare
- 4 Micronesia 83.09 % compare
- 5 Cabo Verde 76.53 % compare
- 5 Jordan 97.87 % compare
- 5 Polynesia 78.26 % compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 96.77 % compare
- 7 Oman 96.32 % compare
- 7 Caribbean 75.21 % compare
- 8 Algeria 93.95 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 58.86 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.86 % compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 92.72 % compare
- 10 Honduras 92.13 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 53.79 % compare
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- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 Asia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Asia was 60.19 % 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.05 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.19 % in 2023.
- How does Asia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Asia ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Asia 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 — Male — 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.